Carnival

Kevin is going to a carnival that has games and rides. Each game costs $1.50 and each ride costs $3.00. Kevin spent $18 altogether, and the number of games he played is 4 times the number of rides he went on. Write a system of equations that could be used to determine the number of games Kevin played and the number of rides Kevin went on.

Final Answer:

a =  8
b =  2

Step-by-step explanation:

1.5a+3b=18 a=4b  1.5 a+3 b=18 a=4 b  1.5a+3b=18 a4b=0  Row21.51 Row1Row2 6b=12  b=612=2 a=1.5183b=1.5183 2=8  a=8 b=2



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