SOLUTION: 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 th

Question 885602: 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.
Answer by indra89811(24) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The no. of children is given as 5, hence the variable C can be replaced by 5 i.e plugging in C=5 in this equation 10 A + 6 C = 80, we get
10 A + 6*5=80
10A=50
A=5
Hence, 5 adult tickets were purchased.
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