SOLUTION: The admission fee at an amusement park is $1.50 for children and $4 for adults. On a certain day, 244 people entered the park, and the admission fees collected totaled 666.00 dolla

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Question 1144596: The admission fee at an amusement park is $1.50 for children and $4 for adults. On a certain day, 244 people entered the park, and the admission fees collected totaled 666.00 dollars. How many children and how many adults were admitted?
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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The admission fee at an amusement park is $1.50 for children and $4 for adults. On a certain day, 244 people entered the park, and the admission fees collected totaled 666.00 dollars. How many children and how many adults were admitted?
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A + C = 244
4A + 1.5C = 666
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The cost of 244 children's tickets would be 244($1.50) = $366; the actual total was $666.

The difference between the actual total and the all-children total is $300.

Each adult ticket costs $4-$1.50 = $2.50 more than each children's ticket.

Divide the $300 by $2.50 to find the number of adult tickets that were sold.

Subtract the number of adult tickets from the total of 244 to find how many children's tickets were sold.