OpenStax, Elementary Algebra 2e §3.3 Solve Mixture Applications · Exercise 45 · Algebra · Algebra word problems
Solve Mixture Applications · Exercise 45
As the treasurer of her daughter’s Girl Scout troop, Laney collected money for some girls and adults to go to a 3-day camp. Each girl paid $75 and each adult paid $30. The total amount of money collected for camp was $765. If the number of girls is three times the number of adults, how many girls and how many adults paid for camp?
OpenStax, Elementary Algebra 2e · §3.3 Solve Mixture Applications · Exercise 45
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