Tickets for a theme park were sold at $21 and $74. All the tickets were completely sold out. The amount collected for the $74 tickets was $25974. Given that the number of $74 tickets was
14 of the number of $21 tickets, how much more money was collected from the sales of the $21 ticket than the $74 ticket?
|
$21 |
$74 |
Number |
4 u |
1 u |
Value |
$21 |
$74 |
Total value |
84 u |
74 u |
Total amount collected for the $74 ticket = 74 u
74 u = 25974
1 u = 25974 ÷ 74 = 351
More money collected from the sales of the $21 ticket than the $74 ticket
= 84 u - 74 u
= 10 u
= 10 x 351
= $3510
Answer: $3510