On the first day of a local fair, 55 children, 20 adults, and 25 senior citizens were admitted. if children's tickets cost $5.00 each, adults cost $8.00 each and senior citizen tickets cost $6.00 each, what was the mean ticket price for all 100 people who entered?

585$

Step-by-step explanation:

multiply 55 by 5, then multiply 20 by 8, last multiply 25 by 6 and add each of the totals to one another.

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