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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. x y = 14 12x 8y = 136 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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The answer is D. Hope it helps.

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