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Dylon decides to take his friends to a movie with his $50 of birthday money. He must take one adult with him. An adult ticket costs $9.75. Each child ticket costs $6.25. What is the maximum number of friends Dylon could take with him to the movies?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

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Final answer:

Dylon can take a maximum of 6 friends with him to the movies.

Step-by-step explanation:

Dylon has $50 of birthday money to spend on movie tickets. He needs to take one adult with him. An adult ticket costs $9.75, leaving Dylon with $40.25 to spend on child tickets. Let's assume Dylon wants to maximize the number of child tickets he can buy. Each child ticket costs $6.25. To find the maximum number of child tickets Dylon can buy, we divide the remaining amount by the cost of a child ticket: $40.25 / $6.25 = 6.44. Since we can't have a fraction of a ticket, the maximum number of child tickets Dylon can buy is 6. Therefore, the maximum number of friends Dylon can take with him to the movies is 6.

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