Latavia purchased adult and child tickets for the fall festival. Tickets cost $14.88 for each adult and $8.88 for each child. Let x represent the number of adult tickets purchased and y represent the number of child tickets purchased. Write an expression to represent the total cost of the tickets Latavia purchased.

($14.88 + $8.88) (x + y)

($14.88 - $8.88) (x + y)

$14.88y + $8.88x

$14.88x + $8.88y

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Mathematics

Caleb Rodgers

13 April, 05:36

Latavia purchased adult and child tickets for the fall festival. Tickets cost $14.88 for each adult and $8.88 for each child. Let x represent the number of adult tickets purchased and y represent the number of child tickets purchased. Write an expression to represent the total cost of the tickets Latavia purchased.

($14.88 + $8.88) (x + y)

($14.88 - $8.88) (x + y)

$14.88y + $8.88x

$14.88x + $8.88y

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Olivia Boone · Answer 1

X = adult tickets

y = child tickets

14.88 for adults

8.88 for children

14.88x + 8.88y = total for x amount of adult tickets purchased and y amounts of child tickets purchased.

Ans: 14.88x + 8.88y