At a school concert the total value of tickets sold was $3117. Student tickets sold for $8 and adult tickets sold for $9. The number of adult tickets sold was 7 less than 5 times the number of student tickets. Find the number of student tickets sold.
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Then, the number of adult tickets sold can be expressed as \( 5s - 7 \) (since it is 7 less than 5 times the number of student tickets). Show more…
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