Question

A movie theater charges $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for children. If there were 40 people altogether and the theater collected $272.00 at the end of the day, how many
of them were adults?
A. 29 adults
B. 16 adults
C. 24 adults
D.10 adults

Answer 1

Answer:

C.24

Step-by-step explanation:

First multiply 8 by 24 this is so you know how much 24 adults would be. You will get 192 so next you need to subtract 192 from the total money 272 to get 80 and 80 should be how much all of the kids cost now to check and make sure there are 40 people divide 80 by 5 to get 16 which is the total number of kids no just add 16 and 24 together to get 40