Write a system of equations to solve:
Forty five people attend a carnival on a certain night. An adult ticket costs 9 dollars and a child's ticket costs 5. If the carnival collected 309 dollars that day; how many children attended the carnival?
Mind helping me make the System?

Question

Write a system of equations to solve:
Forty five people attend a carnival on a certain night. An adult ticket costs 9 dollars and a child's ticket costs 5.  If the carnival collected 309 dollars that day; how many children attended the carnival?
Mind helping me make the System?

ranga · Answer

Let x be the number of children and y be the number of adults who attended the carnival.

x + y = 45
5x + 9y = 309

Solve for x.

anonymous · Answer

Thank you! I got terribly confused on the system. I hate making them >_>

ranga · Answer

You try a few of these problems it will get easier.

You are welcome.