If total child ticket sales were c, then
c + c+896 = 1904
2c = 1008
c = 504
So, if there are x children, each child ticket costs 504/x
and each adult ticket costs 1400/(2x) = 700/x
Now,
700/x = 504/x + 3.50
x = 56 children
check:
child sales: 56 * 9 = 504
adult sales: 112 * 12.50 = 1400
A total of $1904 was collected from the sales of adult and child tickets for admission to the zoo. $896 more was collected from the sale of the adult tickets than the child tickets. Each child ticket costs $3.50 less than an adult ticket. There were twice as many adult tickets sold as child tickets. Find the total
number of children who went to the zoo.
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