The Total Number of Passengers Riding a Certain City Bus

question 313

Essay

The total number of passengers riding a certain city bus during the morning shift is 900. If the child's fare is $.15, the adult fare is $.80, and the total revenue from the fares in the morning shift is 460, how many children and how many adults rode the bus during the morning shift?
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__________ children
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__________ adults

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