SOLUTION: The Downtown Community Barbecue served 238 dinners. A child’s plate cost $3.10 and an adult’s plate cost $8.10. A total of $1,297.80 was collected. How many of each type of plate w
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Question 1001644: The Downtown Community Barbecue served 238 dinners. A child’s plate cost $3.10 and an adult’s plate cost $8.10. A total of $1,297.80 was collected. How many of each type of plate was served?
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Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
c+a=238
a=238-c
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3.10c+8.10a=1297.80
3.10c+8.10(238-c)=1297.80
3.10c+1927.80-8.10c=1297.80
-5c=1297.80-1927.80
-5c=-630
c=-630/-5
c=126 children
238-126=112 adults
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