Mr Sher paid a total of $70 for two adult and seven child tickets. If a child ticket was
37 of the price of an adult ticket, what was the price of an adult ticket?
| |
Child ticket |
Adult ticket |
Total |
| Number |
7 |
2 |
|
| Value |
3 u |
7 u |
|
| Total value |
21 u |
14 u |
35 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 3 u
Price of 7 child tickets = 7 x 3 u = 21 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 7 u
Price of 2 adult tickets = 2 x 7 u = 14 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 21 u + 14 u
= 35 u
35 u = 70
1 u = 70 ÷ 35 = 2
Price of a child ticket
= 3 u
= 3 x 2
= $6
Answer(s): $6
