Mr Loo paid a total of $186 for eight adult and three child tickets. If a child ticket was
27 of the price of an adult ticket, what was the price of an adult ticket?
|
Child ticket |
Adult ticket |
Total |
Number |
3 |
8 |
|
Value |
2 u |
7 u |
|
Total value |
6 u |
56 u |
62 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 2 u
Price of 3 child tickets = 3 x 2 u = 6 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 7 u
Price of 8 adult tickets = 8 x 7 u = 56 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 6 u + 56 u
= 62 u
62 u = 186
1 u = 186 ÷ 62 = 3
Price of a child ticket
= 2 u
= 2 x 3
= $6
Answer(s): $6