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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jagr2713 · Answer

10a+6(5)=80
 10a+30=80
 10a-30+30=80-30
 10a=50 
10a/10=50/10 
a=5
 there are 5 children, 30 must be spent, 50 is left, since each adult costs 10, 5 there are 5 adult tickets

anonymous · Answer

thanks :D