Question

Tickets to the movies cost $12 for adults and $8 for children. A group of 14 people went to the movies, and the tickets cost $136. The system of equations models this situation, where x is the number of adults and y is the number of children.



How many adults and how many children were in the group?

A.
9 adults and 5 children

B.
6 adults and 8 children

C.
4 adults and 10 children

D.
8 adults and 6 children
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Answer 1

x+y=14
12x+8y=136

Answer 2

Correct. So whats x and y?

Answer 3

idk that was the equation that came with the problem

Answer 4

x = 14 - y
now put this eq in second eq. and find the value of y.

then use that value in above eq to find x

Answer 5

@igivemedalsandfollow! do you understand how they got those equation from the information presented ?

Answer 6

kinda

Answer 7

to use the substitution method to solve follow the directions given by @sangya21

Answer 8

is it c??

Answer 9

@sangya21

Answer 10

No. Sorry its not c
You can put the values from option in (2) eq.

Answer 11

its b??

Answer 12

Correct :)