Mega Movies hosted a film premiere on Friday night. They charged $9 for adults and $4 for children. One hundred fifty-eight adults and children attended, and $1,352 was made in ticket sales. How many children and how many adults went to the film premiere?
A.
18 children; 140 adults
B.
8 children; 150 adults
C.
14 children; 144 adults
D.
11 children; 147 adults

C.

14 children; 144 adults

Step-by-step explanation:

This question can be solved by a system of equations.

I am going to say that:

x is the number of children who went to the film premiere

y is the number of adults who went to the film premiere.

One hundred fifty-eight adults and children attended

This means that

They charged $9 for adults and $4 for children. $1,352 was made in ticket sales.

This means that

So

From the first equation

Replacing in the second equation

So the correct answer is:

C.

14 children; 144 adults