Mr Teo paid a total of $136 for two adult and four child tickets. If a child ticket was
12 of the price of an adult ticket, what was the price of an adult ticket?
| |
Child ticket |
Adult ticket |
Total |
| Number |
4 |
2 |
|
| Value |
1 u |
2 u |
|
| Total value |
4 u |
4 u |
8 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 1 u
Price of 4 child tickets = 4 x 1 u = 4 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 2 u
Price of 2 adult tickets = 2 x 2 u = 4 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 4 u + 4 u
= 8 u
8 u = 136
1 u = 136 ÷ 8 = 17
Price of an adult ticket
= 2 u
= 2 x 17
= $34
Answer(s): $34
