SOLUTION: During the summer months, the Bronx Zoo charges $11 for adults and $8 for children and seniors. One July day, a total of $8700 was collected from 960 admissions. How many adult adm

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Question 203446: During the summer months, the Bronx Zoo charges $11 for adults and $8 for children and seniors. One July day, a total of $8700 was collected from 960 admissions. How many adult admissions were there?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x= adults =340
let 960-x= children =620
11x+8(960-x)=8700
11x+7680-8x=8700
3x=1020
x=340