Question

Can anyone help me with this equation


Salisbury High School decided to take their students on a field trip to a theme park. A total of 150 people went on the trip. Adults pay $45.00 for a ticket and students pay $28.50 for a ticket. How many students and how many adults went to the park if they paid a total of $4770?

Answer 1

please write your full equation and how you got it

Answer 2

Notice that there are two variables in this question, connected by two things. Number and money. So there should be two equations.
x is number of adults, y the number of students.
Number: x+y=150
Money: 45x+28.5y=4770
Do you require further help?

Answer 3

yes how do you find the anwser

Answer 4

Do you know how to solve simultaneous equations?

Answer 5

no

Answer 6

confused

Answer 7

help

Answer 8

help

Answer 9

is it : 160 adults and 44 kids

Answer 10

is it???????????????

Answer 11

sorry 106 adults and 44 kids

Answer 12

lol sorry about that.
Substituting back..nope.
To solve this equation, I recommend rearranging the first eq into x=150-y
then substituting into the second one,
45x+28.5y=4770
45(150-y)+28.5y=4770
that's how to solve simultaneous eqs.

Answer 13

you should get more than one hundred students, about 120 of them.

Answer 14

ohh now i got it: 125 students and 25 adults

Answer 15

?

Answer 16

A bit too much students though. Check your answers by substituting back into the equation.

Answer 17

120 students and 30 adults

Answer 18

????????

Answer 19

yup! :) You've got it.

Answer 20

i dont know how to solve the equation above 45(150-y) +28.5y=4770 After i reviewed my answers are different

Answer 21

well, you do this,
45(150-y) +28.5y=4770
45*150 - 45y + 28.5y=4770
-16.5y=4770-45*150
y=120
Do you follow?

Answer 22

OMG its too late. Multiplication off and then i go in and solve for x?