Tickets to the zoo cost $12 for adults and $8 for students. The school has a budget
of $240 to buy tickets for this field trip. An equation representing this situation is is
12x + 8y = 240. The graph for this situation is shown below.
Use the EQUATION and/or GRAPH to answer the following questions.
A Can 16 adults and 6 students attend this trip? Explain/Show your reasoning.
B. If no adults attend the field trip, how many students can go? Explain/Show your
reasoning.
C. If 18 students attend the field trip, how many adults can go? Explain/Show your
reasoning
D. Using the equation provided, SHOW each step to SOLVE for y.
E What are the Y-INTERCEPT and what does it mean?
F. What are the SLOPE and what does it mean?