SOLUTION: The Jurassic zoo charges $14 for each adult admission and $8 for each child. The total bill for the 109 people from a school trip was $1004. How many adults and how many children w

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Question 1065104: The Jurassic zoo charges $14 for each adult admission and $8 for each child. The total bill for the 109 people from a school trip was $1004. How many adults and how many children went to the zoo?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x children
y adults




Multiply both sides of ticket count equation by 4.




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Subtract second equation from first equation to eliminate x and solve for y.

---------use either equation to find x.

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