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Swimming Pool On a certain hot summer's day, 295 people used the public swimming pool. The daily prices are $ \$ 1.50 $ for children and $ \$ 2.25 $ for adults. The receipts for admission totaled $ \$ 534.75 $. How many children and how many adults swam at the public pool that day?

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Solve the system of equations to find x (the number of children) and y (the number of adults).

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Step 1 ：Let x be the number of children and y be the number of adults.

Step 2 ：Write the given equations: x + y = 295 (Total number of swimmers) and 1.50x + 2.25y = 534.75 (Total cost)

Step 3 ：Solve the system of equations to find x (the number of children) and y (the number of adults).