SOLUTION: Question The entrance fee for PNE in Vancouver is $2.50 for children and $3.00 for adults. On a certain day, 4200 people enter PNE and $5249 is collected. How many children and ho

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The entrance fee for PNE in Vancouver is $2.50 for children and $3.00 for adults. On a certain day, 4200 people enter PNE and $5249 is collected. How many children and how many adults attended?
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Answer by ikleyn(52813) About Me  (Show Source):
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The entrance fee for PNE in Vancouver is $2.50 for children and $3.00 for adults. On a certain day,
4200 people enter PNE and $5249 is collected. How many children and how many adults attended?
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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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She's right!  Even if all 4200 people were children and there were no adults,

the amount collected would be 4200×$2.50=$10500.  So there is no way only $5249

could be collected, (unless a whole lot of people snuck in free.)