An amusement park charges $50 for admission before 6 p.m and $20 for admission after 6 p.m On Saturday, the park took in a total of $20,000.
A.write an equation that represents the number of admissions that may have been sold. Let x represent the admission sold before 6p.m, and let y represent the admissions sold after 6p.m.

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An amusement park charges $50 for admission before 6 p.m and $20 for admission after 6 p.m On Saturday, the park took in a total of $20,000.
A.write an equation that represents the number of admissions that may have been sold. Let x represent the admission sold before 6p.m, and let y represent the admissions sold after 6p.m.

anonymous · Answer

Well, to find the total amount, we need to add before six and after six. 
So amount before 6 (x) + amount after 6 (y) = total amount