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. A group of 3 adults went to the movie theater and paid twice as much for each of their tickets as each student. The group of adults also spent $10.00 each on snacks. The group of students spent the same amount as the group of adults. What is the cost of each adult ticket?
<pre>Cost of a student's ticket: $6
Cost of an adult's ticket: 2(6), or $12
Tutor EDWIN made a mistake. His equation should contain 4x + 42, instead of 3x + 42.