an amusement park sells 2 kinds of tickets tickets for children cost 1.50 adult tickets cost 4 on a certain day 278 people entered the park on that same day the admission fees collected totaled 792 how many children and adults were admitted that day
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let the no. of children be x
and no. of adults be y
ATQ
x+y = 278 ....(1)
case 2
1.5x+4y = 792 ...(2)
by elemination method
x+y=278 X1.5
1.5x+4y=792
1.5x-1.5y=417
___________
0 +2.5y = 375
y= 150
x = 278-150
x = 128
therefore there were 128 children and 150 adult . thanks for asking
and no. of adults be y
ATQ
x+y = 278 ....(1)
case 2
1.5x+4y = 792 ...(2)
by elemination method
x+y=278 X1.5
1.5x+4y=792
1.5x-1.5y=417
___________
0 +2.5y = 375
y= 150
x = 278-150
x = 128
therefore there were 128 children and 150 adult . thanks for asking
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