Problema Solution
The admission fee at a small fair is $3 for children and $4.00 for adults. On Sunday, 1000 people went to the fair and $4000 were raised. How many children and adults attended?
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Let
a = the number of adults attending
c = the number of children attending
a + c = 1000
4a + 3c = 4000
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a = 1,000 adults
c = 0 children
1,000 adults and 0 children attended the fair.