Question

Movie Theater Admission Adults: $8Children (under 13): $5Matinee (before 6 P.M.): $31. Janelle (age 12) and her cousin, Marquita (age 14), go to a 7:00 P.M.show. Write an expression for the totalcost of admission. What is the total cost?2. Jan takes her three children and two neighbor's children to a matinee. All of the children are under age 13. Write an expression for the total cost of admission. How much in all did Jan pay for admission?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The total cost is $13

2. The total cost is $15

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Janelle (age 12) and her cousin,

Marquita (age 14), go to a 7:00 P.M.

Total cost of admission is:

$(5C + 8A)

Where C represents the number of children, and A the number of adults.

The cost is:

$[5(1) + 8(1)] = $13

The above is if Marquita who got to a 7:00 PM show is paying adult fee of $8.

2. Jan takes her three children and two neighbour's children to a matinee

Total number of children is 3 + 2 = 5

Total cost of admission is:

3M

Where M represents the number of people who going to a martinee.

The cost is:

3(5) = $15