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The admission fee at the county fair is $2 for children and $4 for adults. on a certain day, 2000 people enter the fair and $5000 is collected. using c as the variable to represent the number of children and a as the variable for adults, write a system of equations to determine how many children and how many adults attended. note down this system of equations so that you can use it for the next question.

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a + c = 2000 . . . . . . 2000 people entered the fair
4a +2c = 5000 . . . . $5000 was collected in admission fees

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Solving by your favorite method reveals
.. a = 500
.. c = 1500
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