Tickets for a theme park were sold at $30 and $84. All the tickets were completely sold out. The amount collected for the $84 tickets was $16884. Given that the number of $84 tickets was
116 of the number of $30 tickets, how much more money was collected from the sales of the $30 ticket than the $84 ticket?
|
$30 |
$84 |
Number |
16 u |
1 u |
Value |
$30 |
$84 |
Total value |
480 u |
84 u |
Total amount collected for the $84 ticket = 84 u
84 u = 16884
1 u = 16884 ÷ 84 = 201
More money collected from the sales of the $30 ticket than the $84 ticket
= 480 u - 84 u
= 396 u
= 396 x 201
= $79596
Answer: $79596