A movie theater charges $ 8 for adults and $ 6 for seniors. On a particular day when 333 people paid an admission, the total receipts were $ 2592. Round your answers to the nearest integers. How many who paid were adults? How many who paid were seniors? Solution you can do this by equation sum of the people = 333 x= adults y = seniors equation x + y = 333 total receipts =$2592 equation 8x + 6y = 2592 on solving we get x = 297, y = 36.