word problem

Question

Write an equation to represent the situation described below 

 

On Friday 150 people went to see "ode to algebra" performed in the school auditorium. Both (c) children and (a) adults attended the performance 

Answer 1

Let's write the words of the problem in an equation....

 

Adults + Children = Total People

   a     +      c       =      150

 

So a+c=150 is the equation