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Johnny bought 6 movie tickets and spent $54, of the tickets he bought 3/6 were children's tickets that cost $8 each. The other tickets. We're adult tickets . How much does on adult ticket cost?

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$10 for an adult ticket

$8 x 3 tickets = $24 total for kids

$54 - $24 = $30 (to find out war was spent on adults)

$30 / 3 tickets left = $10 per adult ticket
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10$ each because 8*3=24    54-24= 30    30/3 = 10
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