Tickets for a theme park were sold at $27 and $82. All the tickets were completely sold out. The amount collected for the $82 tickets was $15580. Given that the number of $82 tickets was
111 of the number of $27 tickets, how much more money was collected from the sales of the $27 ticket than the $82 ticket?
|
$27 |
$82 |
Number |
11 u |
1 u |
Value |
$27 |
$82 |
Total value |
297 u |
82 u |
Total amount collected for the $82 ticket = 82 u
82 u = 15580
1 u = 15580 ÷ 82 = 190
More money collected from the sales of the $27 ticket than the $82 ticket
= 297 u - 82 u
= 215 u
= 215 x 190
= $40850
Answer: $40850