Question

There were 42 passengers on a local airplane flight. First-class fare was $80, and coach fare was $64. If the revenue for the flight totaled to $2,880, how many first-class and how many coach passengers paid for the flight?
b. Write an equation about the number of tickets sold

c.Write a second equation about the revenue from the tickets.

Answer 1

X = first class tickets , y = coach fare tickets

x + y = 42 <== equation about number of tickets sold
80x + 64y + 2880 <== equation about the revenue