Question

Visitors to a carnival can buy an unlimited-ride pass for $50 or an entrance-only pass for $20. In one day, 282 passes were sold for a total of $10,680. How many unlimited-ride passes were sold?

A. 114
B. 146
C. 168
D. 212

Answer 1

Its C. 282-168=114
114x20=2,280
50x168=8,400
8,400+2,280=10,680

Answer 2

the answer is C. 168 unlimited-ride passes were sold

u+e=282
50u+20e=10,680
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-20u-20e=-5640 need to multiply first equation by -20 to eliminate 20
5u+20e=10,680
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30u+0= 5040
30u=5040 now divide by 30
u=5040/30
u=168