Paula purchased adult and child tickets for the carnival. Tickets cost $19.95 for each adult and $9.95 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 Paula purchased.


$19.95x + $9.95y

$19.95y + $9.95x

($19.95 + $9.95)(x + y)

($19.95 - $9.95)(x + y)