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

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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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28 students
x students to ski
y students to snowboard
16 dollars per day SKI
19 dollars per day SNOWBOARD
478 dollars, total paid.

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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.