Question

A group of adults plus one child attend a movie at a movie theater. Tickets cost $9 for adults and $4 for children. The total cost for the movie is $85. 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

There is 8 adults and 1 child

Explanation:

$78 - $6 = $72

$72 divided by 9 = 8

you would add nine 8 times and add 6 to it then it would be $78
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