Angelo took a group of people to the movies and spent $80 on tickets. Adult tickets cost $10 and child tickets cost $6. The equation to represent his cost is 10A+6C=$80. If there were 5 children in the group, how many adult tickets did he purchase? Show your work and use a complete sentence to explain your solution in the context of the original problem.
-what does $80 represent?
-what does $10 rep.?
-what does $6 rep.?
-what does A rep.?
-what does C rep?
-what does 5 rep.?

Question

Angelo took a group of people to the movies and spent $80 on tickets. Adult tickets cost $10 and child tickets cost $6. The equation to represent his cost is 10A+6C=$80. If there were 5 children in the group, how many adult tickets did he purchase? Show your work and use a complete sentence to explain your solution in the context of the original problem.
-what does $80 represent?
-what does $10 rep.?
-what does $6 rep.? 
-what does A rep.?
-what does C rep? 
-what does 5 rep.?

skullpatrol · Answer

Any ideas?

anonymous · Answer

-what does $80 represent?
spent $80 on tickets

anonymous · Answer

what does $10 rep.?
Adult tickets cost $10

anonymous · Answer

etc

skullpatrol · Answer

Do you @cdesouza  know what the word "represent" means?

skullpatrol · Answer

represent means "stands for" or "stands with reference to"