Cinema Costs

Weekly Problem 41 - 2009
At a cinema a child's ticket costs £4.20 and an adult's ticket costs £7.70. How much did is cost this group of adults and children to see a film?
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Problem



At a cinema a child's ticket costs £$4.20$ and an adult's ticket costs £$7.70$. When a group of adults and children went to see a film, the total cost was £$C$, where $C$ is a whole number greater than $90$ and less than $96$.

What is the value of $C$?



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