sarah took her advertising department on a trip. Sarah and a total of 5 people took the trip. Coach tickets are $290 and first class $1180, she used her total budget of $3230z

Question

How many coach tickets did she buy? How many first class tickets did she buy?

Answer 1

There are 5 total people going on the trip meaning we have 5 tickets. Let x = number of first class tickets. Therefore, 5-x = number of coach tickets. So we write the equation as

290(5-x)+1180x=3230

1450-290x+1180x =3230

890x = 1780

x = 2 therefore 5-x = 3

So there are 2 first class tickets and 3 coach tickets.

Answer 2

C+ f = 5

290c + 1180f = 3230

290(5-f) + 1180f = 3230

1450 - 290f + 1180f = 3230

1450 + 890f = 3230

890f = 3230 - 1450

890 f = 1780

f = 2

2 of the first class tickets

3 of the coach tickets

they cost

2(1180) + 3(290) =

2360 + 870 = 3230

2 of the first class tickets

3 of the coach tickets

is the official, proven, and correct answer