Question

The student council is planning the school carnival. Each ticket costs $2.50. Explain how to write an equation that represents this scenario. Let x represent the number of tickets sold, and y represent the total amount of money raised.

Answer 1

Answer: Let x represent the number of tickets sold, and y represent the total amount of money raised. Since each ticket is $2.50, the total amount of money raised is equal to $2.50 times the number of tickets. The equation would be y = 2.50x

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Answer 2

Answer:2.5x=y

Explanation:

$2.50 times the number of tickets sold at that price (represented by x) equals total cost (represented by y)