Question

Parents sold 275 tickets for a fundraiser at the community center. Student tickets cost $3, and adult tickets cost $5. The total value of tickets sold is $1,025. Which system of equations represents the problem? 3x + y = 275 x + 5y = 1025 y = 275 3x + y = 1025 x + y = 275 3x + 5y = 1025 y = x + 275 x + y = 1025

Answer 1

3x+5y=1025

x+y=275

Explanation:

We can use system of equations to solve this problem. Let's use x for student tickets and y for adult tickets.

Equation 1

3x+5y=1025

This equation comes from the cost of tickets. Each child ticket costs $3 and each adult ticket costs $5. The total value of tickets sold is $1025.

Equation 2

x+y=275

The total amount of tickets sold was 275.