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In one day the National Civil rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, admitted 321 adults and children and collected $1590. The price of admission is $6 for an adult and $4 for a child. How many adults and
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In one day the National Civil rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, admitted 321 adults and children and collected $1590. The price of admission is $6 for an adult and $4 for a child. How many adults and how many children were admitted to the museum that day?

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Answer:

153 adults & 168 children

Explanation:

a + c = 321

6a + 4c = 1590

c = 321 - a

6a + 1284 - 4a = 1590

2a = 306

a = 153

c = 168

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