A restaurant catered a party for 40 people. A child’s dinner (c) cost $11 and an adult’s dinner (a) cost $20. The total cost of the dinner was $728. How many children and adults were at the party? Use the table to guess and check. Number of People a c c + a = 40 11 c + 20 a = 728 dollars 8 children and 32 adults 9 children and 31 adults 10 children and 30 adults 12 children and 28 adults