Asked by bob

To raise money, the student council at a local middle school is hosting a talent show. Tickets are sold for $5.00 for students (x) and $8.00 for adults (y). The goal is to raise a total of $1,575.00. Which of the following is a viable solution for the number of student and adult tickets that can be sold?(1 point)
Responses

(81,146.25)
left parenthesis 81 comma 146.25 right parenthesis

(125,115)
left parenthesis 125 comma 115 right parenthesis

(115,125)
left parenthesis 115 comma 125 right parenthesis

(371,−35)

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use 5x + 8y = 1575. Check (115,125): 5(115) + 8(125) = 575 + 1000 = 1575, with both numbers nonnegative integers.

So (115,125) is the viable solution.