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Paula purchased adult and child tickets for the carnival. Tickets cost $19.95 for each adult and $9.95 for each child. Let x represent the number of adult tickets purchased and y represent the number of child tickets purchased. Write an expression to represent the total cost of the tickets Paula purchased.
a) $19.95x + $9.95y
b) $19.95y + $9.95x
c) ($19.95 + $9.95)(x + y)
d) ($19.95 - $9.95)(x + y)
Answer:
a) $19.95x + $9.95y
Explanation:
Let
x represent the number of adult tickets purchased
y represent the number of child tickets purchased.
Tickets cost $19.95 for each adult and $9.95 for each child.
Total Cost of tickets is given as:
$19.95 × x + $9.95 × y
= $19.95x + $9.95y
Option a is correct.