Question

The admission fee at a museum is
$
8
for children and
$
24
for adults. On a certain day,
2
,
350
people visit the museum, and
$
50
,
000
is collected from admission fees. Which equations represent the situation if
x
represents the number of children and
y
represents the number of adults who visited the museum?

Answer 1

Let x = number of children and y = number of adults.

Total people: x + y = 2350
Total revenue: 8x + 24y = 50,000

(You can also divide the revenue equation by 8 to get x + 3y = 6250.)