SOLUTION: The Jurassic Zoo charges $6 for each adult admission and $4 for each child. The total bill for the 227 people from a school trip was $990. How many adults and how many children wen

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Question 1137631: The Jurassic Zoo charges $6 for each adult admission and $4 for each child. The total bill for the 227 people from a school trip was $990. How many adults and how many children went to the zoo ?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let +a+ = number of adults
Let +b+ = number of children
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(1) +a+%2B+b+=+227+
(2) +6a+%2B+4b+=+990+
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you can finish