SOLUTION: A movie theater charges $ 8 for adults and $ 5 for seniors. On a particular day when 325 people paid an admission, the total receipts were $ 2569. Round your answers to the nearest

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Question 344982: A movie theater charges $ 8 for adults and $ 5 for seniors. On a particular day when 325 people paid an admission, the total receipts were $ 2569. Round your answers to the nearest integers.
How many who paid were adults?
How many who paid were seniors?

Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x be adults
325-x will be seniors
adults = $8
seniors = $5
..
receipts = $2569
...
8x+5(325-x)=2569
8x+1625-5x=2569
3x=2569-1625
3x=944
/3
x=311 adults
seniors = 14