Mr Chau paid a total of $72 for two adult and five 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 |
5 |
2 |
|
| Value |
1 u |
2 u |
|
| Total value |
5 u |
4 u |
9 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 1 u
Price of 5 child tickets = 5 x 1 u = 5 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 2 u
Price of 2 adult tickets = 2 x 2 u = 4 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 5 u + 4 u
= 9 u
9 u = 72
1 u = 72 ÷ 9 = 8
Price of an adult ticket
= 2 u
= 2 x 8
= $16
Answer(s): $16
