Mr Chye paid a total of $72 for four adult and six 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 |
6 |
4 |
|
| Value |
2 u |
3 u |
|
| Total value |
12 u |
12 u |
24 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 2 u
Price of 6 child tickets = 6 x 2 u = 12 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 3 u
Price of 4 adult tickets = 4 x 3 u = 12 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 12 u + 12 u
= 24 u
24 u = 72
1 u = 72 ÷ 24 = 3
Price of an adult ticket
= 3 u
= 3 x 3
= $9
Answer(s): $9
