on a certain hot Summer's Day 613 people use the public swimming pool the daily prices are $1.75 for children $2.25 for adults t

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he receipts for admission totaled $1184.75 how many children and how many adults when I am at the public for that day

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Elodia [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-02T00:30:25+03:00

389 children and 224 adults were at the pool that day.

Step-by-step explanation:

Cost of one child ticket = $1.75

Cost of one adult ticket = $2.25

Total people = 613

Total receipts worth = $1184.75

Let,

Number of children = x

Number of adults = y

According to given statement;

x+y=613 Eqn 1

1.75x+2.25y=1184.75 Eqn 2

Multiplying Eqn 1 by 1.75

$1.75(x+y=613)\\1.75x+1.75y=1072.75\ \ \ Eqn\ 3$

Subtracting Eqn 3 from Eqn 2

$(1.75x+2.25y)-(1.75x+1.75y)=1184.75-1072.75\\1.75x+2.25y-1.75x-1.75y=112.00\\0.50y=112.00$

Dividing both sides by 0.50

$\frac{0.50y}{0.50}=\frac{112.00}{0.50}\\y=224$

Putting y=224 in Eqn 1

$x+224=613\\x=613-224\\x=389\\$

389 children and 224 adults were at the pool that day.

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