The number of baseball games bernie won this year was 25% less than the number of games he won last year. if bernie won 24 baseball games last year, how many games did he win this year?

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The school that imani goes to is selling tickets to the annual dance competition. on the first day of the ticket sales the school sold 7 adult tickets and 5 child tickets for a total of $96. the school took in $40 on the second day by seling 3 adult tickets . find the price of an adult ticket and the price of a child ticket. solve by using substitution elimination college prep algebra math heres the 2 equations i came up with 7x+5y=96 and 3x+2y= -40 show all workiv be stuck on this.

Can someone factor this fully? my friend and i have two different answers and i would like to know if either of them is right. you in advance. a^2 - b^2 + 25 + 10a