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Jeffrey went to the movies with his friends. The tickets cost $8.50 each for students and they spent $15.00 altogether at the concession stand. Their total was $49.00. How many people went to the movies?

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4 people

Explanation:

Let's first write an equation.

We want to find the number of tickets t

The total was $49 so our equation will equal $49 and they spent $15 in snacks so on the other side of the eqaution we have to add $15, on the same side as the snacks we need to add in the cost of tickets, which is $8.50 multiplies by t, or the total number of tickets.

$49 = $8.50t + $15

Solve for t, first subtract $15 from both sides.

$49 - $15 = $8.50t

$34 = $8.50t Divide both sides by $8.50

$34/$8.50 = $8.50t/$8.50

$34/$8.50 = t

4 = t

4 tickets meaning 4 people went.

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