Mr Kong paid a total of $40 for seven adult and six 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 |
6 |
7 |
|
| Value |
1 u |
2 u |
|
| Total value |
6 u |
14 u |
20 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 1 u
Price of 6 child tickets = 6 x 1 u = 6 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 2 u
Price of 7 adult tickets = 7 x 2 u = 14 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 6 u + 14 u
= 20 u
20 u = 40
1 u = 40 ÷ 20 = 2
Price of an adult ticket
= 2 u
= 2 x 2
= $4
Answer(s): $4
