Question

Students sold 400 tickets to the spring band concert. The students sold adult and child (under 12 years old) tickets. Each adult ticket was $5.00 and each child ticket was $2.00. The total amount of money earned from the sale of tickets was $1475. Please choose the correct set of equations.
a)

{5x+2y=1475
{x+y=400


b)

{5x+2y=400
{x+y=1475


c)

{5x=4002
{x=1475


d)

{x+2x=400
{y+5y=1475

Answer 1

A)

{5x+2y=1475 (whole sum)
{x+y=400 (whole tickets)