Tickets to the local carnival cost $5.50 for adults and $3.00 for children under the age of 12. a group of 8 people bought tickets to the carnival for $36.50. write a system of equations to represent this scenario. how many adult tickets were sold?

The number of adult tickets sold was 5

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x ----> the number of adult tickets

y ----> the number of child tickets

we know that

isolate the variable y

----> equation A

----> equation B

Solve the system by substitution

substitute equation A in equation B

solve for x

apply distributive property left side

combine like terms

subtract 24 both sides

Divide by 2.50 both sides

therefore

The number of adult tickets sold was 5

the correct answer is c