SOLUTION: Lisa and John paid 75 cents each to enter the carnival. Lisa bought 8 ride tickets for c cents each. John bought 6 ride tickets for c cents each. Write an expression for the sit

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Question 1097836: Lisa and John paid 75 cents each to enter the carnival. Lisa bought 8 ride tickets for c cents each. John bought 6 ride tickets for c cents each.
Write an expression for the situation and simplify.
Please help me solve this.
I attempted to figure this out and got 8c + 6c = 75; c=5 but I do not think I am correct.

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Lisa and John paid 75 cents each to enter the carnival. Lisa bought 8 ride tickets for c cents each. John bought 6 ride tickets for c cents each.
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75%2B8c%2B75%2B6c, not an equation. Entrance was one fee, and ticket purchases was additional purchases.

The simplified expression: 14c%2B150cents