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The admission fee at a museum is $5 for children and $16 for adults. Yesterday, 800 people came to the museum and $8400 was collected. How many children and how many adults came…

The admission fee at a museum is $5 for children and $16 for adults. Yesterday, 800 people came to the museum and $8400 was collected. How many children and how many adults came…
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The admission fee at a museum is $5 for children and $16 for adults. Yesterday, 800 people came to the museum and $8400 was collected. How many children and how many adults came to the museum?

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(c + a = 800)5
5c + 16a = 8400
5c + 5a = 4000
Subtract
11a = 4400
a = 400
There were 400 children and 400 adults
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