Mr Hun paid a total of $88 for eight 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 |
8 |
|
Value |
2 u |
5 u |
|
Total value |
4 u |
40 u |
44 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 8 adult tickets = 8 x 5 u = 40 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 4 u + 40 u
= 44 u
44 u = 88
1 u = 88 ÷ 44 = 2
Price of a child ticket
= 2 u
= 2 x 2
= $4
Answer(s): $4