SOLUTION: The admission fee at an amusement park is $4.00 for children and $7.20 for adults. On a certain day, 298 people entered the park, and the admission fees collected totaled $1544. Ho

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Question 1149398: The admission fee at an amusement park is $4.00 for children and $7.20 for adults. On a certain day, 298 people entered the park, and the admission fees collected totaled $1544. How many children and how many adults were admitted?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39614) About Me  (Show Source):
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c and a
children and adults
c=298-a

4%28298-a%29%2B7.2a=1544
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4%2A298%2B3.2a=1544
3.2a=1544-4%2A298=352
highlight%28a=110%29---------adults
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highlight%28c=188%29--------children