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It costs $3 for children and $7 for adults to attend a school game. If 5000 people attended the game and the total taking was 25000, determine no. of children and adults that atteneded

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Answer:

The number of children is 2500 and the number of adults that attended the game is also 2500.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us consider that, number of children be x and number of adults be y that attend game.

Since, total 5000 people attend the game.

It costs $3 for children and $7 for adults and the total takings at the door was $25000

             

Substitute value of x from equation 1 into equation 2.

         

So that,

Thus, the number of children is 2500 and the number of adults that attended the game is also 2500.

Try this method to answer without algebra.
If everyone paid $3 the 5000 would pay 5000 x $3 = $15000
The extra $10000 must come from the extra $4 the adults pay
$10000 / $4 = 2500
So there must be 2500 adults and 2500 children