For a Saturday Matinee, Adult Tickets Cost $5

question 57

Multiple Choice

For a Saturday matinee, adult tickets cost $5.50 and kids under 12 pay only $4.00. If 60 tickets are sold for a total of $285. How many of the tickets were adult tickets and how many were sold to kids under 12?

• A)30 adults and 30 kids
• B)35 adults and 25 kids
• C)25 adults and 35 kids
• D)20 adults and 40 kids
• E)40 adults and 20 kids

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