A family of 20 purchased tickets to the county fair. Tickets for adults cost $8 while tickets for children cost $4. If the total cost of tickets were $100, how many family members were adults and children? Explain how you solved the problem
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A + C = 20 (total number of tickets) 8A + 4C = 100 (total cost of tickets) Show more…
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