Dave sold 40 tickets for a concert he sold X tickets at two dollars each and y tickets at three dollars each he collected $88 how many of each kind of ticket did he sell

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Charlie Carney

22 December, 03:52

Dave sold 40 tickets for a concert he sold X tickets at two dollars each and y tickets at three dollars each he collected $88 how many of each kind of ticket did he sell

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Donte Luna · Answer 1

X + y = 40

2x + 3y = 88

-2x - 2y = - 80

2x + 3y = 88

0 + y = 8

y = 8

x + y = 40

x + 8 = 40

x = 32

2x + 3y = 40

2 (32) + 3 (8) = 88

64 + 24 = 88

32 $2 tickets and 8 $3 tickets.