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The admission fee at an amusement park is $15.50 for children and $20.00 for adults. One day 217 people entered the park and the total admissions fees collected was $3.782
Define your variables as
"C" = # of children
"a" = # of adults
Write a system of equations to represent this information solve the system to find out how many children and how many adults came to the amusement park that day.

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Answer:

Children = 124

Adults = 93

Step-by-step explanation:

x = children

y = adults

x + y = 217

x = 217 - y

15.50x + 20y = 3782

15.50 (217-y) + 20y = 3782

3363.50 - 15.50y + 20y = 3782

4.5y = 3782 - 3363:50

y = 418.50/4.5

y = 93

x + 93 = 217

x = 217 - 93

x = 124

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