I believe the answer to this would be, Tony lives 88 miles from the mountains
Answer:
They are equivalent
Step-by-step explanation:
Since 3.75 divided by 5 is .75 that means that 6 divided by 8 would have to also be .75 which, if you divide it, it is.
Decimal form - 8.24
mixed number form - 8 1/4
The two equations are

and

the first equation can be solved for x to be

next you can substitute x in the second equation

Distribute 4 to everything in the parentheses

combine like terms:

subtract 28 from both sides of the equation

divide both sides by -1.5

plug this in to the original equation of x+y=7

subtract 4 from both sides.

Final Answer: they bought 3 adult tickets and 4 student tickets
Hope this helps!