Question

PLEASE HELP!! 18 POINTS

16.
(08.06 MC)
A zoo train ride costs $5 per adult and $1 per child. On a certain day, the total number of adults (a) and children (c) who took the ride was 17, and the total money collected was $65. What was the number of children and the number of adults who took the train ride that day, and which pair of equations can be solved to find the numbers? (1 point)


5 childrenand 12 adults
Equation 1: a + c = 17
Equation 2: 5a – c = 65

12 childrenand 5 adults
Equation 1: a + c = 17
Equation 2: 5a + c = 65

12 childrenand 5 adults
Equation 1: a + c = 17
Equation 2: 5a – c = 65

5 childrenand 12 adults
Equation 1: a + c = 17
Equation 2: 5a + c = 65

Answer 1

The answer is D. 12+5=17 and 5*12+5=65.
This equation is correct because adult tickets cost five dollars (5 per adult) and childrens tickets cost one dollar (one per child), which need to be added together to get the total.