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All tickets for a concert are the same price. the ticket agency adds a fixed fee to every order. a person who orders 5 tickets pays $93. a person who orders 3 tickets pays $57. write an equation relating the total cost to the number of tickets purchased

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X will be ticket cost
Y is ticket agency fee

5X+y = $93
3x+y = $57

To solve, multiply the second by negative 1.
-3x-y = -$57

Then subtract the second from the first.
5X+y = $93
-3x-y = -$57

To give you 2x=$36

Divide both sides by 2 to get x=$18

If x=$18, then plug it in to get your solution for y!

5($18) +y =$93
$90+y=$93
Y=$3

3($18)+y = $57
$53 +y =$57
Y=$3

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