SOLUTION: The admission fee at an amusement park is 1.5 dollars for children and 4 dollars for adults. On a certain day, 304 people entered the park, and the admission fees collected totaled

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Question 1156536: The admission fee at an amusement park is 1.5 dollars for children and 4 dollars for adults. On a certain day, 304 people entered the park, and the admission fees collected totaled 906 dollars. How many children and how many adults were admitted?

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A+C=304
4A+1.5C=906
multiply first by -4 and eliminate A
-4A-4C=-1216
-2.5C=-310
C=124 for $186
A=180 for $720

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