Question

On a certain hot summer day, 481 people used the public swimming pool. The daily prices are 1.25 for children and 2.25 for adults.The receipts for admission totaled to 86.25. How many children and how many adults swam at the public pool that day?

Answer 1

Answer:the number of children that swam in the public pool that day is 222

the number of adult that swam in the public pool that day is 259

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the number of children that swam in the public pool that day.

Let y represent the number of adult that swam in the public pool that day.

On a certain hot summer day, 481 people used the public swimming pool. This means that

x + y = 481

The daily prices are 1.25 for children and 2.25 for adults. The receipts for admission totaled to 86.25. This means that

1.25x + 2.25y = 860.25 - - - - - - - -1

Substituting x = 481 - y into equation 1, it becomes

1.25(481 - y) + 2.25y = 860.25

601.25 - 1.25y + 2.25y = 860.25

- 1.25y + 2.25y = 860.25 - 601.25

y = 259

Substituting y = 259 into x = 481 - y, it becomes

x = 481 - 259

x = 222