Question

Bus tickets cost $3 for an adult and $2 for a child. There are a adults and c children on a bus. The total number of people on the bus is 52. The total cost of 52 tickets is $139. find the number of adults and the number of children on the bus

Answer 1

Answer:

children=17

adults=35

Step-by-step explanation:

let x=number of children on the bus

 

52-x=number of adults on the bus

..

2x+3(52-x)=139

2x+156-3x=139

x=17

52-x=35

number of children on the bus=17

number of adults on the bus=35

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Answer 2

Answer:17

Step-by-step explanation:number of kids --- x

number of adults -- 52-x

solve for x .....

2x + 3(52-x) = 139

2x+156-3x=139

-x=139-156

-x=-17

x=17