Asked by ericsson

A movie theater sells adult tickets for $12 and child tickets for $7. On Saturday, the theater sold 150 tickets and collected $1,450. Ifarepresents the number of adult tickets andc represents the number of child tickets, which system of equations represents this situation?

A.
7a+12c=1450 and a+c=150

B.
a+c=150 and 12a+7c=1450

C.
12a+7c=150 and a+c=1450

D.
a+c=1450 and 12a+7c=150

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
B

Explanation: a + c = 150 (total tickets) and 12a + 7c = 1450 (dollar total: $12 per adult, $7 per child).