SOLUTION: the admission fee at a small fair is $1.50 for children and $4.00 for adults. one day last summer, 2200 people attended the fair and $5050 was collected. how many children and how
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Question 823321: the admission fee at a small fair is $1.50 for children and $4.00 for adults. one day last summer, 2200 people attended the fair and $5050 was collected. how many children and how many adults visited the fair? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the admission fee at a small fair is $1.50 for children and $4.00 for adults. one day last summer, 2200 people attended the fair and $5050 was collected. how many children and how many adults visited the fair?
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Auantity:: a + c = 2200
Value Eq: 4a+(3/2)c = 5050
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Modify for elimination::
4a + 4c = 8800
4a + (3/2)c = 5050
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Subtract and solve for "c":
(5/2)c = 3750
c = (2/5)3750
c = 1500 (# of child tickets sold)
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Solve for "a":
a + 1500 = 2200
a = 700 (# of adult tickets)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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