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A local movie theater charges $12 for an adult ticket and $10 for a child’s ticket. A group of eight people spent a total of $86 on tickets to a movie. How many adults and how many children were in the group?
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\n" ); document.write( "Quantity Equation: a + c = 8 persons
\n" ); document.write( "Value Equation:: 12a+10c = 86
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\n" ); document.write( "Modify:
\n" ); document.write( "a + c = 8
\n" ); document.write( "6a + 5c = 43
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\n" ); document.write( "Modify for elimination:
\n" ); document.write( "6a + 6c = 6*8
\n" ); document.write( "6a + 5c = 43
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract to solve for \"c\":
\n" ); document.write( "c = 5 (# of child tickets)
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"a\":
\n" ); document.write( "a + c = 8
\n" ); document.write( "a + 5 = 8
\n" ); document.write( "a = 3 (# of adult tickets)
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