Question

A theater company charges $5.75 per ticket for people of all age groups. If c represents the total number of children who bought tickets and a represents the total number of adults who bought tickets, which expression best represents the total money earned by the company from the sale of tickets?

5.75c + a

c + 5.75a

11.5(c + a)

5.75(c + a)

Answer 1

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Answer 2

@DangerousJesse

Answer 3

I can help!

Answer 4

It's D :)

Answer 5

thx

Answer 6

If everyone pays the same for the tickets, then children pay 5.75c and adults pay 5.75a. Right? You add them together and get 5.75a + 5.75c. BUT you can factor out the 5.75 cuz it's common, and you are left with the expression 5.75(c+a)