Question 1148571
A group of 4 students went to the movie theater. 
They each bought a ticket for $x and spent $10.50 each on snacks. 
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They spent 4 times x dollars plus 4 times $10.50 or 4x+42 dollars. 
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A group of 3 adults went to the movie theater and paid twice as much for each of
their tickets as each student, or $2x. The group of adults also spent $10.00
each on snacks.
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They spent 3 times 2x dollars plus 3 times $10.00 or 6x+30 dollars. 
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The group of students spent the same amount as the group of adults. 
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   3x+42 = 6x+30
      12 = 3x
       4 = x  <-- interpreted as $4.00 for student ticket.
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What is the cost of each adult ticket?
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Twice as much as $4.00 or $8.00.

Edwin</pre>