Mr Yee paid a total of $195 for seven adult and two 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 |
2 |
7 |
|
Value |
2 u |
5 u |
|
Total value |
4 u |
35 u |
39 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 2 u
Price of 2 child tickets = 2 x 2 u = 4 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 5 u
Price of 7 adult tickets = 7 x 5 u = 35 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 4 u + 35 u
= 39 u
39 u = 195
1 u = 195 ÷ 39 = 5
Price of a child ticket
= 2 u
= 2 x 5
= $10
Answer(s): $10