SOLUTION: The admission fee at an amusement park is $2.00 for children and $6.80 for adults. On a certain day, 354 people entered the park, and the admission fees collected totaled 1524 doll

Question 1105496: The admission fee at an amusement park is $2.00 for children and $6.80 for adults. On a certain day, 354 people entered the park, and the admission fees collected totaled 1524 dollars. How many children and how many adults were admitted?
number of children equals
number of adults equals
Answer by josgarithmetic(39613) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Linear system, two variables and two equations.
x children
y adults

Elimination Method, although first requiring some adjustment to one of the equations, may be best method of choice.

One way to start,
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