( b ) The charge for the trip is $ 25 for a car and $ 50 for a trucks.

The total amount of money taken is $ 3000.

Write down an equation to represent this information and simplify it.

1 answer

Let x be the number of cars and y be the number of trucks.

The equation representing the total amount of money taken is given by:
25x + 50y = 3000

Simplifying this equation, we get:
25x + 50y = 3000
Divide everything by 25:
x + 2y = 120