Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)
Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134463216
Author: Robert F. Blitzer
Publisher: PEARSON
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Tickets for a certain show cost $18, $21, or, for VIP seats, $40. If eight times as many $18 tickets were sold as VIP tickets, and the number of $18 tickets sold was 55 more than the sum of the number of $21 tickets and VIP tickets, sales of all three kinds of tickets would total $42,868. How many of each kind of ticket would have been sold?

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Calculate the number of $18 tickets sold.

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Transcribed Image Text:### Problem Description Tickets for a certain show cost $18, $21, or, for VIP seats, $40. If eight times as many $18 tickets were sold as VIP tickets, and the number of $18 tickets sold was 55 more than the sum of the number of $21 tickets and VIP tickets, sales of all three kinds of tickets would total $42,868. How many of each kind of ticket would have been sold? ### Task Calculate the number of $18 tickets sold. ### Instructions - Enter your answer in the answer box. - Click the "Check Answer" button to verify your solution. ### Note You have 2 parts remaining to complete this problem.
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