The table shows ticket prices at a movie theater. Ticket sales to an afternoon show were $106. there were 10 child tickets sold. Write and solve an equation to find how many adult tickets were sold. I'm in 4th grade btw!
Hey there, 4th grader! Let's solve this math problem in a fun way. Let's call the number of adult tickets sold "A". Since each adult ticket costs more than a child ticket, we'll have to use some multiplication.
Here's a little equation to help us out: A x (cost of an adult ticket) + 10 (number of child tickets) x (cost of a child ticket) = $106.
Now, let's put in some numbers to solve it. Let's say the cost of an adult ticket is $X and the cost of a child ticket is $Y.
Our equation would look like this: A * X + 10 * Y = 106.
But hold on, we don't know the values of X and Y, right? Let's try to make it simpler. Let's say the cost of an adult ticket is $10 and the cost of a child ticket is $6. If we plug those numbers into our equation, it becomes: 10A + 10 * 6 = 106.
Simplifying further, we have: 10A + 60 = 106.
Now, let's isolate the variable A by subtracting 60 from both sides: 10A = 106 - 60.
That gives us: 10A = 46.
And finally, we can solve for A by dividing both sides by 10: A = 46 / 10.
So, according to our calculations, the number of adult tickets sold would be approximately 4.6. However, since we can't sell half of a ticket, we usually round up in this case. Therefore, we can conclude that 5 adult tickets were sold.
I hope that helps, and keep up the great work in 4th grade!
To solve this problem, let's first assign variables to the unknowns. Let 'a' be the number of adult tickets sold and 'c' be the price of a child ticket.
Given information:
- Total ticket sales were $106.
- There were 10 child tickets sold.
Now, let's write the equation based on the given information:
Total sales = (Number of adult tickets * price of adult ticket) + (Number of child tickets * price of child ticket)
$106 = (a * price of adult ticket) + (10 * c)
Since we only need to find the number of adult tickets sold, we need to eliminate the variable 'c'. We can assume a constant price for child tickets, let's say $x. So, the equation becomes:
$106 = (a * price of adult ticket) + (10 * $x)
Since we don't know the specific prices of adult and child tickets, we cannot solve for 'a' in this equation without more information.
Great! Let's solve this problem step by step.
First, let's understand the information given. The table shows ticket prices at a movie theater, but you didn't mention the prices in your question. Nevertheless, we can still solve the problem.
You mentioned that ticket sales to an afternoon show were $106. We also know that 10 child tickets were sold. Let's assume that each child ticket costs $x.
To find the number of adult tickets, we need to know the price of adult tickets. Can you provide me with that information?