A school is holding a carnival and hopes to raise $500. Child tickets
1. Solve the equation for y.
cost $3 and adult tickets
cost $5. If
the school selis x child tickets and
y adult tickets, then the equation
3x + 5y = 500 expresses the fact
that the school raised exactly
2. Explain when it might be helpful to
rewrite the equation this way.
$500 from ticket sales

solve the equation for y

Explain when it might be helpful to rewrite the equation this way​