Question

‎A movie theater charges $6 for a child and $10 for an adult to see an afternoon movie. The movie theater made $1318 for a 4:00 pm showing of a family movie. If 68 children saw the movie, how many adults attended?

Answer 1

To find the number of adults who attended the movie, we can set up an equation using the revenue and the number of children who attended. Solving the equation, we find that there were 91 adults who attended.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of adults who attended the movie, we need to use the information given. The movie theater charges $6 for a child and $10 for an adult. The total revenue for the showing was $1318, and there were 68 children who attended. Let's assume that 'a' represents the number of adults who attended. We can set up an equation to represent the revenue:

Revenue = (Number of children x Child price) + (Number of adults x Adult price)

Substituting the given values:

1318 = (68 x 6) + (a x 10)

Simplifying the equation:

1318 = 408 + 10a

Now we can solve for 'a':

10a = 1318 - 408

10a = 910

a = 91

Therefore, there were 91 adults who attended the movie.