Which system of equations can be used to solve the following problem?

Each child ticket for a ride costs $3, while each adult ticket costs $5. If the ride collected a total of $115, and 33 tickets were sold, how many of each type of ticket were sold? Let c be the number of child tickets and a be the number of adult tickets.

Question

Which system of equations can be used to solve the following problem?

 

Each child ticket for a ride costs $3, while each adult ticket costs $5. If the ride collected a total of $115, and 33 tickets were sold, how many of each type of ticket were sold? Let c be the number of child tickets and a be the number of adult tickets.

anonymous · Answer

3x+5y=115
x+y=33

anonymous · Answer

y=33-x
3x+5(33-x)=115

anonymous · Answer

y=adult tickets
x=child tickets

anonymous · Answer

here are the answer choices 

A. 3c+5a=115
a+c=35

B.  5c+3a=115
c+a=33

C.  3c+5a=33
a+c=115

D.  3a+5c=33
a+c=115

anonymous · Answer

@RyleeC

anonymous · Answer

Answer choice A is exactly the same thing I said in my first comment.

anonymous · Answer

oh i am sorry i am over thinking thanks