DAY WEEKLY FUN FACT: Elvis Presley, the King of Rock & Roll, was born on January 8. 1935.
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Tickets to see Elvis in the 1970s were available for $7.50 per tickers make it affordable.
Comparatively, the average concert ticket today costs $46.69. If five friends wanted to
see a concert together and purchased tickets of the average price, how much more
would they spend today than they would have to see Elvis in the 1970s
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