Alexa is going to a carnival that has games and rides. Each game costs $3 and each ride costs $4. Alexa spent $54 altogether on 15 games and rides. Determine the number of games Alexa played and the number of rides Alexa went on.

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Tiffany Russell

Mathematics

27 December, 18:52

Alexa is going to a carnival that has games and rides. Each game costs $3 and each ride costs $4. Alexa spent $54 altogether on 15 games and rides. Determine the number of games Alexa played and the number of rides Alexa went on.

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Serena Rogers · Answer 1

Game = $6 and ride=$9, to solve is 3x+4y=54

x+y=15

Itsy · Answer 2

Alexa played 6 games and went on 9 rides

Step-by-step explanation:

To get the number of games and rides, you will need to know two number that is divisible by 3 and 4 and the total will be 54, and the addition of there product equals 15

Consider 18 and 36 are the two numbers

18/3 = 6 games and 36/4 = 9 rides.