The senior class sells movie tickets to students and teachers. The student
tickets cost $4 each and teacher tickets cost $8 each. If they earned $44, which
of the following equations could be used to find the number of student and
teacher tickets sold? *

A. 4 + 8 = 44
B. 8 - 4x = 44
C. 4x + 8y = 44
D. 12 = 44x