Solve the Problem. -A Movie Theater Charges $8.00 for Adults and $5.00 for and $5.00

question 73

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-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) 10 adults
• B) 24 adults
• C) 29 adults
• D) 16 adults

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