Number of children equals in number of adult equals

Question

The the admission fee at an amusement park is a $1.50 for children and $4 for adults. On a certain day, 361 people entered the park and the admission fees collected totaled 1,004.00 dollars. How many children and how many adults were admitted?

Answer 1

Let A = number of adults

C = number of children

Then

A + C = 361

and. 4a + 1.5C = 1004

Solving each unknown, we find that

A = 185 Adults

C = 176 Children