Problema Solution
Bill went to the movies with some of his friends.Tickets cost $8.50 each. They spent $18.00 total for food . Their total was $52.00. How many friends went to the movies, including Bill?
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Let 'x' represent the number of friends that went to the movies.
Since each person needs one ticket they bought 'x' tickets.
Now we can write the following equation:
8.50x + 18.00 = 52.00
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x = 4 tickets
Four people went to the movies.