Question

County residents pay $8 to use the climbing wall and nonresidents pay $10. A group of 11 friends pays a total of $96 to climb on the wall.

1) Write a linear equation using x for quantity of county residents and y for quantity of nonresidents, to model the total number of friends.

2) Write another linear equation using x and y to model the total amount of money the friends paid.

Additional Info: James Island County Park in Charleston, South Carolina has something for everyone, but the park may be best known for its climbing wall. Standing 50 feet tall, the structure can accommodate up

Answer 1

for the first one total number of people is 11
categories are residents and non residents
so lets say x = residents and y = nonresidents
thus x+y=11
Clear?

Answer 2

yes