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Acarnival sold tickets for $1.50 for adults and $1.00 for students. there were 54 tickets sold for a total of $70.50. write a system of equations to represent the number of adult tickets,x, and the number of student tickets,y. find the solution and explain what it means. i'll you if you me

Marla bought a book for $12.95, a binder for $3.49, and a backpack for $44.99. the sales tax rate is 6%. find the amount of tax and the total she paid for these items