Kenneth bought x adult tickets at $10 each and y children tickets at $5 each. He spent $120 total. Write an equation to represent this situation. Then, solve for y.

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Avinash Jadaun · Answer 1 · 2021-08-08T02:00:20+0000

Answer:

10x+5y=120

y=-2x+24

Explanation:

x=adult tickets

y=children tickets

120=total spent

10x+5y=120

5y=120-10x

y=(120/5)-(10x/5)

y=24-2x or y=-2x+24