Question

at a local zoo, adult visitors pay $3 and children visitors pay $1. on one day, the zoo collected a total of $720. if the zoo had 420 visitors that day, how many adults and how many children visited?

Answer 1

150 adults and 270 children

Explanation:

Let there are x adults and y children.

ATQ,

x+y=420

or

y=420-x ....(1)

Adult visitors pay $3 and children visitors pay $1. on one day, the zoo collected a total of $720.

ATQ,

3x+y=720...(2)

Put equation (1) in equation (2).

3x+420-x=720

2x=720-420

2x=300

⇒x=150

Put the value of x in equation (1)

y=420-150

⇒y=270

So, there are 150 adults and 270 children visited.