Sharon bought an equal number of $65, $55, and $40 tickets for a concert. She spent $640 for all the tickets. How many of each did she buy?

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✓ Correct answer: B. 4 Let's use x to represent the number of tickets bought at each price. Then we can say 65x + 55x + 40x = 640. If we add the numbers on the left side of the equation, we get 160x = 640. To find the value of x, divide both sides of the equation by 160. x = 4.

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