Question

Write an equation and explain what the variables represent, please help.

Answer 1

ANSWER

8x + 3y = 2000

x => The number of adults

y => The number of children

EXPLANATION

Let the number of adults be x.

Let the number of children be y.

Each adult will be charged $8 admission. This would mean that the charges for x adults will be:

8 * x = $8x

Each child will be charged $3 admission. This would mean that the charges for y children will be:

3 * y = $3y

The club wants to earn $2000 from admission charges. This means that adding the total charges for adults and children should yield $2000.

Therefore, we have:

8x + 3y = 2000

The variables are:

x => The number of adults

y => The number of children