Question

Admission to the zoo is $6 for children and $9 for adults. On a certain day, 1480 people go to the zoo and $10,500 is collected. How many children and how many adults went to the zoo? i dont want the awanser but how do i go about solveing this

Answer 1

ok so, you need to set up 2 equations.

Answer 2

say the number of children=x and adults=y, does that help?

Answer 3

well yes i know that but i the problem is that im setting it up as x+y=1480
y= then i get stuck

Answer 4

well wait,

Answer 5

first eq perfect, exactly what you need

Answer 6

for the second I'll give you half, .....=10500

Answer 7

so would it be y6+x9=10500

Answer 8

so close, what did y represent?

Answer 9

children and x adults

Answer 10

you flipped them which is fine, but make sure you define x and y

Answer 11

like in writing on your paper

Answer 12

ok thx

Answer 13

then we usually put the number we know first, just a style thing, but since multiplication is commutative, they are equivalent

Answer 14

np

Answer 15

good job figuring it out :)