Mr Chan paid a total of $135 for two adult and seven child tickets. If a child ticket was
14 of the price of an adult ticket, what was the price of an adult ticket?
|
Child ticket |
Adult ticket |
Total |
Number |
7 |
2 |
|
Value |
1 u |
4 u |
|
Total value |
7 u |
8 u |
15 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 1 u
Price of 7 child tickets = 7 x 1 u = 7 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 4 u
Price of 2 adult tickets = 2 x 4 u = 8 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 7 u + 8 u
= 15 u
15 u = 135
1 u = 135 ÷ 15 = 9
Price of an adult ticket
= 4 u
= 4 x 9
= $36
Answer(s): $36