document.write( "Question 1056626: The Jurassic Zoo charges $7 for each adult admission and $4 for each child. \r
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document.write( "The total bill for the 101 people from a school trip was $491.00. \r
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document.write( "How many adults and how many children went to the zoo? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #671818 by jorel555(1290) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let a be each adult admission, and y be each child. Then: \n" ); document.write( "a+y=101 \n" ); document.write( "7a+4y=491; \n" ); document.write( "4a+4y=404 \n" ); document.write( "3a=87 \n" ); document.write( "a=29 \n" ); document.write( "y=72 \n" ); document.write( "There were 29 adult admissions; and 72 child's. ☺☺☺☺\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Addendum: If a+y=101, multiplying the whole equation by 4, we get 4a+4y=404!!!!☺☺☺☺ \n" ); document.write( " |