SOLUTION: The Downtown Community Barbecue served 335 dinners. A child’s plate cost $3.40 and an adult’s plate cost $7.00. A total of $1,524.20 was collected. How many of each type of plate w
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Question 660319: The Downtown Community Barbecue served 335 dinners. A child’s plate cost $3.40 and an adult’s plate cost $7.00. A total of $1,524.20 was collected. How many of each type of plate was served? Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x = child's plate
y = adult's plate
x + y = 335
3.40x + 7y = 1524.20
Multiply the first equation by 7 and subtract the second equation from it.
-7(x+y=335)
7x + 7y = 2345
7x - 3.4x + 7y - 7y = 2345 - 1524.20
3.6x = 820.8
3.6x/-3.6 = 820.8/3.6
x = 228 children's plates
x + y = 335 = 228 + y
335 - 228 = y
y = 107 adult's plates
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