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.
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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.
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breanna77 · Answer

5 children=$30 because they are $6 a piece
so he spent $80 then minus the $30 leaves $50
Adult tickets are $10 each so divide that by 50 and he had 5 adults

anonymous · Answer

Breanna was correct please give her a medal and close the question

anonymous · Answer

Thanks :)