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Swimming Pool On a certain hot summer's day, 236 people used the public swimming pool. The daily prices are $1.50 for children and $2.50 for adults. The receipts for admission totaled $525.00. How many children and how many adults swam at the public pool that day?

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[tex]a+c=236\\ \\ a=236-c\\ \\ 1.5c+2.5a=525\\ \\ 1.5c+2.5(236-c)=525\\ \\ 1.5c-2.5c+590=525\\ \\ -c=-65\\ \\ c=65\\ \\ a=236-65\\ \\ a=171\\ \\ \text{So there were 171 adults and 65 children at the pool that day.}[/tex]

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