SOLUTION: The Jurassic Zoo charges $12 for each adult admission and $3 for each child. The total bill for the 251 people from a school trip was $1455. How many adults and how many c
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Question 1162720: The Jurassic Zoo charges $12 for each adult admission and $3 for each child. The total bill for the 251 people from a school trip was $1455. How many adults and how many children went to the zoo?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x adults
251-x children
12x+3(251-x)=1455
12x+753-3x=1455
9x=702
x=78 adults ($936)
251-x=173 children ($519)
