The price of a child ticket and an adult ticket to a theme park are $10 and $18 respectively. The amount collected from the sale of the adult tickets is $2176 more than the amount from the sale of the child tickets. The number of child tickets sold is 16 fewer than the number of adult tickets sold. What is the total amount collected from the tickets sold?
|
Children |
Adults |
Total |
Number |
1 u |
1 u + 16 |
|
Value |
10 |
18 |
|
Total Value |
10 u |
18 u + 288 |
28 u + 288 |
Number of children = 1 u
Number of adults = 1 u + 16
Total amount collected from the sale of the child tickets
= 10 x 1 u
= 10 u
Total amount collected from the sale of the adult tickets
= 18 x (1 u + 16)
= 18 u + 288
The amount collected from the sale of the adult tickets is $2176 more than the amount from the sale of the child tickets.
18 u + 288 = 10 u + 2176
18 u - 10 u = 2176 - 288
8 u = 1888
1 u = 1888 ÷ 8 = 236
Total amount collected from the tickets sold
= 10 u + 18 u + 288
= 28 u + 288
= 28 x 236 + 288
= 6608 + 288
= $6896
Answer(s): $6896