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Activity 4: Carnival Tickets

A school is holding a carnival and hopes to raise $500. Child tickets cost $3 and adult

tickets cost $5. If the school sells x child tickets and y adult tickets, then the equation

3x + 5y = 500 expresses the fact that the school raised exactly $500 from ticket sales.

1. Solve the equation for x.

Answer 1

Answer:

x is 100 and y is 40

Step-by-step explanation:

First make 500 into a number where it can be divisable by 3. 5x40=200

500-200=300, 300 divided by 3 equals 100

x=100

y=40

Answer 2

The number of children tickets sold is 100

Cost of tickets for children = $3

Cost of tickets for adults = $5

Total amount to be made = $500

Equation = 3x + 3y

The number they fits into the equation will be:

= 3x + 5y

= 3(100) + 5(40)

= 300 + 200

= 500

Since we got the value of $500, then 100 tickets would be sold for the children.

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