Mr Chye paid a total of $138 for eight adult and three child tickets. If a child ticket was
25 of the price of an adult ticket, what was the price of an adult ticket?
|
Child ticket |
Adult ticket |
Total |
Number |
3 |
8 |
|
Value |
2 u |
5 u |
|
Total value |
6 u |
40 u |
46 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 2 u
Price of 3 child tickets = 3 x 2 u = 6 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 5 u
Price of 8 adult tickets = 8 x 5 u = 40 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 6 u + 40 u
= 46 u
46 u = 138
1 u = 138 ÷ 46 = 3
Price of a child ticket
= 2 u
= 2 x 3
= $6
Answer(s): $6