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.