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HELLO,

FORMULA: Ax+By=C
The admission fee at a small fair is $1.50 for children and $4.00 for adults. On a certain day, $5,050 is collected. If 1,000 adults attended the fair, write and solve a linear equation to find the number of children that attended
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User Simpatico
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x=children
y=adults

1.50x+4y=5050
after its solved
x=700 children
User Tumharyyaaden
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x = children

y = adults

1.50x +4.00y =5050

y = 1000

1.50x + 4.00(1000) = 5050

1.50x +4000.00 = 5050

1.50x= 1050

x = 1050 / 1.50 = 700 children atttended

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