SOLUTION: A city bus collect $780 in fares on one day. The price of a regular fare was $.80 and the price of a discount fare was $.40. If a total of 1200 people paid the fares on this bus,

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Question 440603: A city bus collect $780 in fares on one day. The price of a regular fare was $.80 and the price of a discount fare was $.40. If a total of 1200 people paid the fares on this bus, how many people paid the regular fare?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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r+d=1200
80r+40d=78000
40r+40d=48000
40r=30000
r=750
d=450
There were 750 regular fares, and 450 discount fares that day..