Mr Sher paid a total of $84 for five adult and three child tickets. If a child ticket was
23 of the price of an adult ticket, what was the price of an adult ticket?
| |
Child ticket |
Adult ticket |
Total |
| Number |
3 |
5 |
|
| Value |
2 u |
3 u |
|
| Total value |
6 u |
15 u |
21 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 2 u
Price of 3 child tickets = 3 x 2 u = 6 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 3 u
Price of 5 adult tickets = 5 x 3 u = 15 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 6 u + 15 u
= 21 u
21 u = 84
1 u = 84 ÷ 21 = 4
Price of an adult ticket
= 3 u
= 3 x 4
= $12
Answer(s): $12
