To find: A movie theater charges $9.00 for adults and $7.00 for senior citizens. On a day when 325 people paid for admission, the total receipts were $2495. How many who paid were adults? How many were seniors?
Answer to Problem 58AYU
Solution:
110 were adults and 215 were senior citizens.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
A movie theater charges $9.00 for adults and $7.00 for senior citizens. On a day when 325 people paid for admission, the total receipts were $2495
Calculation:
Let adults be
Let senior citizens be y.
It is given that A movie theater charges $9.00 for adults and $7.00 for senior citizens. On a day when 325 people paid for admission, the total receipts were $2495
We have
Multiplying equation 2 by $9,$ we have
Subtracting equation 3 and equation 1 we have
Put
Therefore, 110 were adults and 215 were senior citizens.
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