Question

Antonio purchased adult and child tickets for the fair. Tickets cost $29.35 for each adult and $17.45 for each child. Let x represent the number of adult tickets purchased and y represent the number of child tickets purchased. Write an expression to represent the total cost of the tickets Antonio purchased.

Answer 1

Write an expression to represent the total cost of the tickets Antonio purchased.
total number = z

29.35x + 17.45y = z

Answer 2

29.35x + 17.45y

for every adult ticket Antonio bought (x) it would cost $29.35, and for every child ticket he bought (y) it would cost $17.45.