Tickets to the movies cost $12 for adults and $8 for children. a group of 14 people went to the movies, and the tickets cost $136. the system of equations models this situation, where x is the number of adults and y is the number of children.
x+y=14
12x+8y=136
how many adults and how many children were in the group?
a.
9 adults and 5 children
b.
6 adults and 8 children
c.
4 adults and 10 children
d.
8 adults and 6 children