Question

The admission fee at a small fair is $2 for children and $4.00 for adults. The Hansen family is going to the fair with 12 people and they spend $32 to get in. How many children and how many adults are in the Hansen family? x: children y: adults​

Answer 1

x=8

y=4

Explanation:

y=12-x

-2x+48=32

-2x=-16

x=8

8+y=12

y=4