ANSWER QUICK PLEASE ALOT OF POINTS Jose bought 11 movie tickets for a total of $55.Adult tickets cost $8 each and child tickets cost$2.50 each. How many adult tickets did he buy?

answer choices
2 adult tickets
3 adult tickets
4 adult tickets
5 adult tickets

5 adult tickets

Step-by-step explanation:

adult tickets = $8

child tickets = $2.50

8a + 2.50c = 55

a + c = 11

8a + 2.50c = 55

-2.50(a + c = 11)

8a + 2.50c = 55

-2.50a -2.50c = -27.5

5.5a = 27.5

5.5       5.5

a = 5

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5

Step-by-step explanation:

  answer:

  write 548 as 500 + 40 + 8. multiply each addend by 5. then add the three products to get 2,740.