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To raise funds, a school sells two kinds of raffle tickets, some for $6 and the rest for $1.50 . Sales for both amounted to $822. If 371 tickets were sold, how many were $1.50 tickets?



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[tex]x-number\ of\ \$1.5\ tickets\\371-x-number\ of\ \$6\ tickets\\\\1.5x+6(371-x)=822\\1.5x+2226-6x=822\\1.5x-6x=822-2226\\-4.5x=-1404\ \ \ \ \ |:-4.5\\x=312\\\\There\ where\ 312\ tickets\ for\ 1.5\ sold[/tex]

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