document.write( "Question 1060221: The admission fee at the steamboat springs hot air balloon festival is 1.50 for children and 4.00 for adults. On a certain day 1130 people enter the festival and 2520 is collected. How many children and adults attended? cant figure out a systemically equation for this been stuck for an hour. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #675309 by jorel555(1290)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let m be the number of children at the festival, and n be adults. Then: \n" ); document.write( "m+n=1130 \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( "1.5m+4n=2520 \n" ); document.write( "So: \n" ); document.write( "4m+4n=4520 \n" ); document.write( "1.5m+4n=2520 \n" ); document.write( "2.5m=2000 \n" ); document.write( "m=800 \n" ); document.write( "n=330 \n" ); document.write( "There were 800 children and 330 adults at the festival. ☺☺☺☺ \n" ); document.write( " |