Question

Allie went to the carnival. Her two favorite rides are there and that's all she wants to side. The Zipper is 6 tickets per ride and the Pirate Ship is 4 tickets per ride. Her mom only gave her enough money to purchase 48 tickets. Write an equation in standard form to find the number of times Allie can ride x rides on the Zipper and y rides on the Pirate Ship.

a) 6x + 4y = 48
b) 4x + 6y = 48
c) 10x + 8y = 48
d) 6x + 8y = 48

Answer 1

The correct standard form equation representing the number of rides Allie can take on the Zipper (x) and the Pirate Ship (y) with 48 tickets is 6x + 4y = 48.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asked to find an equation representing the number of times Allie can ride the Zipper and the Pirate Ship at the carnival given a certain number of tickets. The Zipper costs 6 tickets per ride (x rides) and the Pirate Ship costs 4 tickets per ride (y rides). Allie has a total of 48 tickets to spend. Therefore, we can write the equation as 6x + 4y = 48, which is in standard form. This shows that for each Zipper ride Allie takes, she spends 6 tickets, and for each Pirate Ship ride, she spends 4 tickets, not exceeding her total of 48 tickets.