Question

The admission fee at an amusement park is $1.75 for children and $4.80 for adults. On a certain day, 303 people entered the park, and the admission fees collected totaled $881. How many children and how many adults were admitted? Number of children equals= ? Number of adults equals=?

Answer 1

Children 188

Adults. 115

Explanation:

Let the no. of children be x and adults be y

x + y = 303

x = 303 - y. .... .....(1)

1.75x + 4.80y = 881. ...........(2)

Substituting,

1.75(303-y) +4.80y = 881

530.25 -1.75y + 4.80y = 881

530.25 + 3.05y = 881

3.05y = 881 - 530.25

y = 350.75 / 3.05 = 115 = adults

Children = 303-115 = 188