Solve the problem.
-There were 35,000 people at a ball game in Los Angeles. The day's receipts were $\$ 253,000$. How many people paid $\$ 11.00$ for reserved seats and how many paid $\$ 5.00$ for general admission?
A) 13,000 paid $\$ 11$ and 22,000 paid $\$ 5$
B) 19,500 paid $\$ 11$ and 15,500 paid $\$ 5$
C) 22,000 paid $\$ 11$ and 13,000 paid $\$ 5$
D) 15,500 paid $\$ 11$ and 19,500 paid $\$ 5$

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Let the number of people who paid $11 be x and those who paid $5 be y. We have two equations: x + y = 35,000 (total number of people) and 11x + 5y = 253,000 (total receipts). Solving these equations simultaneously gives x = 13,000 and y = 22,000.

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