SOLUTION: Hello, I need help on a word problem I don't understand. Thank you in advance! 28 students went on a ski/snowboarding trip. Ski rentals cost 16$ a day, whiles snowboard rentals

Question 905678: Hello, I need help on a word problem I don't understand. Thank you in advance!
28 students went on a ski/snowboarding trip. Ski rentals cost 16$ a day, whiles snowboard rentals cost 19$ per day. The students paid a total of 478$ for the rental equipment. How many skiers and snowboarders were there?
What I tried:
Let: x=ski y=snow
System:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
28 students
x students to ski
y students to snowboard
16 dollars per day SKI
19 dollars per day SNOWBOARD
478 dollars, total paid.

The "28" equation is the sum of students, and the "478" equation is the money sum of the rentals.

Use either or both, elimination method or substitution method.

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