Question

at a carnival, 700 tickets were sold for a total amount of 5,500. an adult ticket cost $10 and a children’s ticket cost $5. find the number of a adult ticket (x) and the number of children’s tickets (y) sold

Answer 1

400x 300y

Explanation:

at a carnival, 700 tickets were sold for a total amount of 5,500. an adult ticket cost $10 and a children’s ticket cost $5. find the number of a adult ticket (x) and the number of children’s tickets (y) sold

5y+10x=5,500 also has to be 700 tickets

Adults Kids

3 / 1375 1 /1375

4,125

412.5 + 275 = 687.5

4100 1400 =

410 280 690

4000 1500

400 300