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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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-12*/x+y=14
12x+8y=136

-12x-12y=-168
12x+8y=136
+--------------------
-4y= -32

y=8

x+y=14

8+y=14,

y=6

This question answer is
6 adults and 8 children


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