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26 January, 12:46

Tickets to the movies cost $12 for adults and $8 for children. A group of 14 people went to the movies, and the tickets cost $136. The system of equations models this situation, where x is the number of adults and y is the number of children.

How many adults and how many children were in the group?

a. 9 adults and 5 children

b. 6 adults and 8 children

c. 4 adults and 10 children

d. 8 adults and 6 children

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  1. 26 January, 16:03
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    X = 6 Y = 8 12x + 8y = 136 12 x 6 = 72 8 x 8 = 64 72 + 64 = 136
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