Solve the problem.
-Ron and Kathy are ticket-sellers at their class play, Ron handling student tickets that sell for $\$ 1.00$ each and Kathy selling adult tickets for $\$ 5.50$ each. If their total income for 16 tickets was $\$ 38.50$, how many did Ron sell?
A) 11 tickets
B) 13 tickets
C) 5 tickets
D) 10 tickets

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Let x be the number of student tickets Ron sold. Then Kathy sold 16 - x adult tickets.1.00x + 5.50(16 - x) = 38.501.00x + 88 - 5.50x = 38.50-4.50x = -49.50x = 11Ron sold 11 student tickets.

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