Mr Fong paid a total of $108 for two adult and three 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 |
3 |
2 |
|
Value |
2 u |
3 u |
|
Total value |
6 u |
6 u |
12 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 2 u
Price of 3 child tickets = 3 x 2 u = 6 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 3 u
Price of 2 adult tickets = 2 x 3 u = 6 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 6 u + 6 u
= 12 u
12 u = 108
1 u = 108 ÷ 12 = 9
Price of an adult ticket
= 3 u
= 3 x 9
= $27
Answer(s): $27