Tickets to the zoo cost $12 for adults and $8 for children. The school has a budget of $240 for the field trip. An equation representing the budget for the trip is 240=12x+8y. Here is a graph of this equation:

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Answer:

18 children

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

[tex]240 = 12x +8y[/tex]

Required (missing part of the question):

Number of children that will be able to go to the zoo if 8 adult tickets are purchased

 

The graph is missing. However, the question can be solved without the graph.

From the question and equation, we can deduce the following:

  • x represents adults
  • y represents children

So, when 8 adult tickets were sold.

This means

[tex]x = 8[/tex]

Substitute 8 for x in [tex]240 = 12x +8y[/tex]

[tex]240= 12 * 8 + 8y[/tex]

[tex]240= 96+ 8y[/tex]

Subtract 96 from both sides

[tex]240 - 96 = 96 - 96 + 8y[/tex]

[tex]144 = 8y[/tex]

[tex]8y = 144[/tex]

Solve for y

[tex]y= \frac{144}{8}[/tex]

[tex]y= 18[/tex]

This means that 18 children will be able to go

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