How many children and how many adults were admitted?

Question

The admission fee at an amusement park is $ 1.50 for children and $ 4.00 for adults. On a certain day, 223 people entered the park, and the admission fees collected totaled $622 . How many children and how many adults were admitted?

Number of children=?

Number of adults=?

Answer 1

Say, no of children =x

 

      no of adults =. y

 

x+y       = 223

1.5x+4y=622

 

Solving these two equations

 

x=108

y=115

 

So, children=108

      adults= 115