An inequality is <span>the relation between two expressions that are not equal, employing a sign such as ≠ “not equal to,” > “greater than,” or < “less than.”</span>
8:2
divide each side by 2
4:1
For every _8_ books sold there were _2_ movies sold OR
For every _4_ books sold there were _1_ movies sold
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!