Question

1. Ms. Thomas took her family and friends to the movies. There were a total of 16 people. Children's tickets cost $6 and adult tickets cost $9. She spent a total of $129. How many adults went to the movies?

2. Last season two running backs on the college football team rushed for a combined 1550 yards. One rushed 4 times as many yards as the other. How many yards did the player with the most yards rush?

Answer 1

A)

9*13+6*2=129

117+12=129

13 adults went to the movies

B)

1550/5=310

runner A ran four times as much as runner b

given the above, runner A ran 4*310 and B ran 310, since 1550/5=310

4*310=1240

The player with the most yards (runner A) ran 1240 yards