Question

As people entered the gym for the basketball tournament, members of the pep club were selling raffle tickets. They had $1. 50 tickets and $5 tickets. The number of $1. 50 tickets sold was two less than four times the number of $5 tickets sold, and the pep club raised $1,152 from the ticket sales. Let x represent the number of $1. 50 tickets sold and let y represent the number of $5 tickets sold. Which equations best represent the situation? check all that apply. X = 4y – 2 y = 4x – 2 x + y = 1152 1. 5x + 5y = 1152 x = 2 – 4y y = 2 – 4x

Answer 1

The equations that best represent the situation are:

X = 4y – 2

1.5x + 5y = 1152

The first equation represents the fact that the number of $1.50 tickets sold was two less than four times the number of $5 tickets sold.

The second equation represents the fact that the pep club raised $1,152 from the ticket sales, where 1.5x represents the total amount of money earned from the $1.50 tickets and 5y represents the total amount of money earned from the $5 tickets.

x = 2 - 4y and y = 2 - 4x are not correct equations as they don't represent the given information in the problem.