Problema Solution

the admission fee at a small fair is $1.50 for children and $4.00 for adults. on a certain day, 2200 people enter the fair and $5050 is collected. How many children and how many adults attended?

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let


a = the number of adults that attended


c = the number of children that attended


2200 people enter the fair and $5050 is collected:


a + c = 2200


1.50c + 4.00a = 5050


by solving the above system of equations we find:


a = 700 adults


c = 1,500 children


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700 adults and 1,500 children attended the small fair.