SOLUTION: The admission fee at an amusement park is $1.50 for children and $4 for adults. On a certain day, 274 people entered the park, and the admission fees collected totaled 786.00 dolla
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Question 1058489: The admission fee at an amusement park is $1.50 for children and $4 for adults. On a certain day, 274 people entered the park, and the admission fees collected totaled 786.00 dollars. How many children and how many adults were admitted?
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Make number of children = x
Number of adults = y
x + y = 274......Eq(1)
1.5x + 4y = 786..Eq(2)
Multiply Eq(1) by 4
4x + 4y = 1096.....Eq(1)
1.5x + 4y = 786....Eq(2)
Subtract Eq(1) from Eq(2)
2.5x = 310
x = 124
Substitute x = 124 into Eq(1)
x + y = 274.......Eq(1)
124 + y = 274
y = 274 - 124
y = 150
Number of children = 124
Number of adults = 150
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