A theater company charges $9.50 per ticket for people of all age groups. If c represents the total number of children who bought tickets and a represents the total number of adults who bought tickets, which expression best represents the total money earned by the company from the sale of tickets?

9.5c + a

9.5(c + a)
c + 9.5a
19(c + a)

The expression that best represents the total money earned by the company from the sale of tickets is 9.5(c + a).