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16 February, 10:45

The admission fee at an amusement park is $1.50 for children and $4.00 for adults. On a certain day, 2,000 people entered the park, and the admission fees that were collected totaled $4,750. How many children and how many adults were admitted

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  1. 16 February, 10:53
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    700 adults and 1300 children

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Let 'C' represent number of children

    'A' represent number of adults

    ->If 2,000 people entered the park, the equation will be

    C+A=2000

    C=2000-A - >eq (1)

    ->$1.50 for children and $4.00 for adults.

    $1.50C+$4.00A=$4,750

    Substituting for C from above.

    $1.50 (2000-A) + $4.00A = $4,750

    $3000-$1.50A+$4.00A=$4,750

    $2.50A = $4,750 - $3000

    $2.50A=$1750

    A = 700

    and for children:

    eq (1) = >

    C=2000-700

    C = 1300

    Thus, 700 adults and 1300 children were admitted.
  2. 16 February, 10:54
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    In that day 1300 children and 700 adults were admitted.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Since the people who enter the park are either adults or children, the sum of these two types of people must be equal to the total amount that entered the park. So we have:

    children + adults = 2000

    The total amount collected must be the sum of the people that entered the park multiplied by the ticket fee for each type. We have:

    1.5*children + 4*adults = 4750

    We now have two equations and two variables so we can solve the system.

    children + adults = 2000 equation 1

    1.5*children + 4*adults = 4750 equation 2

    We can multiply the equation 1 by - 1.5 and sum it with the equation 2 to solve for adults, we have:

    -1.5*children - 1.5*adults = - 3500

    1.5*children + 4*adults = 4750

    2.5*adults = 1750

    adults = 1750/2.5 = 700

    To solve for children we apply the found value for adults on the equation 1.

    children + 700 = 2000

    children = 2000 - 700 = 1300

    In that day 1300 children and 700 adults were admitted.
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