Question 4 Unsaved The price of a movie ticket is $8 for an adult and $5 for a child. The following equation represents the total cost, c, of buying x number of adult tickets and y number of child tickets. c=8x+5y Which equation can be used to find the number of child tickets purchased if you know the total cost and the number of adult tickets purchased? Question 4 options: y=c−8x5 y=c+8x5 y=5c−8x y=c−40x

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The equation [tex]c=8x+5y[/tex] represents the total cost, c, of buying x number of adult tickets and y number of child tickets.

Express [tex]5y:[/tex]

[tex]5y=c-8x.[/tex]

Now divide this equation by 5:

[tex]y=\dfrac{c-8x}{5}.[/tex]

Answer: correct choice is A