CEMC Fryer, 2007

Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Prove it Canada

At last week's hockey game involving the Waterloo Blueberries, the price of a platinum ticket was $25, the price of a gold ticket was $10, the price of a silver ticket was $5, and the price of a bronze ticket was $1. Jim buys 5 platinum tickets, 2 gold tickets and 3 silver tickets. Determine the average cost of the tickets that Jim buys. Explain how you obtained your answer.

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