SOLUTION: The admission fee at an amusement park is $1.50 for children and $4 for adults. On a certain day, 263 people entered the park, and the admission fees collected totaled 682.00 dolla
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Question 698423: The admission fee at an amusement park is $1.50 for children and $4 for adults. On a certain day, 263 people entered the park, and the admission fees collected totaled 682.00 dollars. How many children and how many adults were admitted? Answer by Stitch(470) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let C = # of Children
Let A = # of Adults
Equation 1:
Equation 2:
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Solve equation 1 for one of the variables
Equation 1:
Now Plug (263 - C) into equation 2 for A
Equation 2:
Simplify
Combine like terms
Add 2.5C to both sides
Subtract 682 from both sides
Divide both sides by 2.5
Now go back and plug 148 in for C
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