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on a certain hot​ summer's day, people used the public swimming pool. The daily prices are 1.50 for children and 2.25 for adults. The receipts for admission totaled 1258.50 How many children and how many adults swam at the public pool that​ day?

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Answer:

158

Explanation:

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Answer:

Explanation:

How many people used the public pool altogether? There isn't enough info

Anyways,

You would write two equations and solve using substitution / elimination / graphing

one equation is:

1.5x + 2.25y = 1258.5

(x is children, y is adults)

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