Question

A group of adults plus one child attend a movie at a movie theater. Tickets cost $9 for adults and $3 for children. The total cost for the movie is $57. Enter an equation to find the number of adults in the group

The equation
____+ _____ a = ________
can help find out how many adults were in the group.

Answer 1

3 + 9a = 57

(57-3) / 9

=54/9

=6

6 adults were in the group

Answer 2

There are 6 adults. My mistake! I had the wrong equation. 3 + 9a = 57.

Explanation:

• There is only 1 child in the group.
• Cost for children is 3$.
• The cost for adults is 9$.
• 9 * 6 = 54
• 3 * 1 = 3
• 3 + 9a = 57
• Simplify:
• 6 Adults.