Question

A city bus collected $1,140 in fares on a given day. The regular fare is $1.50, and the reduced fare is $0.75. If 1,042 total fares were paid, which system of linear equations can be used to find x, the number of regular fares paid, and y, the number of reduced fares paid?

Answer 1

x + y = 1042

1.50x + 0.75y = 1140

Explanation:

If there was a total of 1,042 fares paid then x + y would be equal to that because x is the number of regular fares paid and y is the number of reduced fares paid.

If there was a total of $1,140 made from the fares then we can use 1.50x + 0.75y. We put the 1.5 in front of the x because each fare paid costs $1.50, same with Y each reduced fare paid is $0.75. So both of those need to be added up to get $1,140.