The revenue in dollars from a school play is given by the expression 5x+2y, where x is the of adult tickets sold and y is the number of student tickets sold. If the revenue is $220, find the x- and y- intercepts and explain what they represent in the context of the problem.

Answer 1

5x+2y according to your definition of x and y shows me that each adult ticket costs $5 and a student's ticket costs $2.

for 5x + 2y = 220
the x-intercept is 44 , the y=0
the y-intercept is 110, the x = 0

Meaning:
if no students show up, then the number of adult that went to the play is 44
if not adults show up, then the number of students at the play was 110