A theater company charges $9.50 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?
9.5c + a
9.5(c + a)
c + 9.5a
19(c + a)

Question

A theater company charges $9.50 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?
 9.5c + a 
 9.5(c + a)
 c + 9.5a 
 19(c + a)

moneybaby980 · Answer

is it A

texaschic101 · Answer

since it is 9.50 for every ticket....then you would multiply 9.50 or 9.5 by the total of the adults and children.
9.5(c + a)

texaschic101 · Answer

if you were to say 9.5c + a......basically you are saying that the childrens tickets are 9.50...says nothing about the cost of adult tickets

texaschic101 · Answer

or 
c + 9.5a....your saying adult tickets are 9.50...saying nothing about cost of kids tickets

texaschic101 · Answer

so your answer is B