Mr Yong paid a total of $165 for two adult and five child tickets. If a child ticket was
13 of the price of an adult ticket, what was the price of an adult ticket?
| |
Child ticket |
Adult ticket |
Total |
| Number |
5 |
2 |
|
| Value |
1 u |
3 u |
|
| Total value |
5 u |
6 u |
11 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 1 u
Price of 5 child tickets = 5 x 1 u = 5 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 3 u
Price of 2 adult tickets = 2 x 3 u = 6 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 5 u + 6 u
= 11 u
11 u = 165
1 u = 165 ÷ 11 = 15
Price of an adult ticket
= 3 u
= 3 x 15
= $45
Answer(s): $45
