Question

2. Ms. Ledesma's band classes are selling raffle tickets to raise money for instruments.

• One class is selling tickets for $4.50 each and has already raised $450
The other class is selling tickets for $5.00 each and has already raised $325
Which equation can be used to find x, the number of tickets, each class needs to sell so that the
total amount raised is the same for both classes?
A. 5x + 450 = 4.50x + 325
B. 450x + 4.50 = 325x + 3
C. 4.50x + 450 = 5x + 325
D. Not Here

Answer 1

The correct equation to represent the number of tickets each class needs to sell to have the same total earnings is 4.50x + 450 = 5x + 325. By setting up a linear equation, we can solve for 'x' to ensure that the total amounts raised by the two classes are equal.

Step-by-step explanation:

Ms. Ledesma's band classes are trying to raise the same amount of money through selling raffle tickets. To find x, the number of tickets each class needs to sell so that the total amount raised is the same for both classes, we need to set up a linear equation. The class selling tickets at $4.50 each has raised $450, and the class selling at $5.00 each has raised $325. We need the total amount raised from each class to be equal once 'x' tickets are sold in addition to what they have already sold.

The correct equation to represent this scenario is:

C. 4.50x + 450 = 5x + 325

To solve this equation, we would subtract 4.50x from both sides to find the number of additional tickets 'x' each class needs to sell to have equal earning