Mr Leow paid a total of $44 for four adult and six 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 |
6 |
4 |
|
Value |
1 u |
4 u |
|
Total value |
6 u |
16 u |
22 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 1 u
Price of 6 child tickets = 6 x 1 u = 6 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 4 u
Price of 4 adult tickets = 4 x 4 u = 16 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 6 u + 16 u
= 22 u
22 u = 44
1 u = 44 ÷ 22 = 2
Price of an adult ticket
= 4 u
= 4 x 2
= $8
Answer(s): $8