Formulate but Do Not Solve the Problem

question 188

Multiple Choice

Formulate but do not solve the problem. The total number of passengers riding a certain city bus during the morning shift is 900. If the child's fare is $0.25, the adult fare is $0.75, and the total revenue from the fares in the morning shift is $475, how many children and how many adults rode the bus during the morning shift? Let x be the number of children.

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