There were 480 people at play. the admission price was $2 for adults and $1 for children. the admission receipts were $770. how many adults and how many children attended?

290 adults and 190 children attended the Play.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Total number of people in play = 480

Let the number of adults be x

and Number of children be y

Hence we can write the equation as;

Also Given:

Price for 1 adult = $2

Price for 1 children = $1

Total admission receipts = $770

Hence we can write the equation as;

Now We will subtract equation 1 from equation 2 we get;

Now substituting the value of x in equation 1 we get;

Hence 290 adults and 190 children attended the Play.

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