SOLUTION: at a travel agency the cost of a trip to Mexico is $350 for an adult and 200 for child one month the travel agency sold 50 trips of these trips, y trips were for children the trave

Question 1108699: at a travel agency the cost of a trip to Mexico is $350 for an adult and 200 for child one month the travel agency sold 50 trips of these trips, y trips were for children the travel agency collected c dollars for selling 50 trips. Write a linear equation for c in terms of y. Express y in terms of c and if $15,250 was collected, find the number of children going on the trip

Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39631)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y children
50-y adults, 50 combined adults and children

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Substituting for c, and evaluating y,
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Answer by ikleyn(52928)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let c = # of children. The "money" equation is c*200 + (50-c)*350 = 15250. 200c + 50*350 - 350c = 15250, -150c = 15350 - 30*350 = 4850 ====> c = = 15. Answer. 15 children and 50-15 = 35 adults. Check. 15*200 + 35*350 = 15250 dollars. ! Correct !

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