Answer: 16
Step-by-step explanation:
Tickets for a play were $2 for a child and $4 for an adult.
Tickets price for a child= $2
Tickets price for an adult= $4
One adult brought 4 children. This will give a price of:
(1×4) + (2×4) = 4+8 = $12
The remaining adults brought 2 children each.
Let the remaining adults be y. Each adult will spend:
4+(2×2) = 4+4 = $8
Since there are y adults, it will give 8×y = 8y.
8y + 12 = 60
8y = 60-12
8y = 48
y = 48/8 = 6
The remaining adults are 6. Since we had one adult earlier, total adults will be 7.
To get the number of children that went to the play will be:
(P × number of children) + (price× number of adults) = $60
= (2 × children) + (4 × 7) = $60
= (2 × children) + $28 = $60
= (2 × children) = $60 - $28
= (2 × children) = $32
Children= 32/2
Children= 16
There are 16 children at the play.
