SOLUTION: Sophie is taking her family to a baseball game. Adult tickets cost $12 and child tickets cost $4. She paid $64 total for the tickets. She bought 4 more child tickets than ad

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Question 1128037: Sophie is taking her family to a baseball game.
Adult tickets cost $12 and child tickets cost $4.
She paid $64 total for the tickets.
She bought 4 more child tickets than adult tickets.
An adult ticket cost $12 and a child ticket costs $4.
a. If we use “x” to represent the number of adult tickets, how would you represent the number of child tickets using the x variable?
b. How would you write the cost of the adult tickets using the x variable?
c. How would you write the cost of the child tickets using the x variable?
d. Write the equation you could use to find the number of adult tickets purchased.
e. How many child tickets did she buy?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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Adult tickets cost $12 and child tickets cost $4.
She paid $64 total for the tickets.
She bought 4 more child tickets than adult tickets.
An adult ticket cost $12 and a child ticket costs $4.
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x, adult tickets @ $4 each
x+4, child tickets @ $12 each


12x%2B4%28x%2B4%29=64