Problema Solution

The Jurassic Zoo charges 

$13 

for each adult admission and 

$8 

for each child. The total bill for the 

136 

people from a school trip was 

$1163. 

How many adults and how many children went to the zoo?

Answer provided by our tutors

let


a = the number of adult


c = the number of children


a + c = 136


13a + 8c = 1163


by solving the above system of equations we find:


a = 15 adults


c = 121 children


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15 adults and 121 children went to the zoo.