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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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