Mr Zhang paid a total of $147 for eight adult and three child tickets. If a child ticket was
35 of the price of an adult ticket, what was the price of an adult ticket?
| |
Child ticket |
Adult ticket |
Total |
| Number |
3 |
8 |
|
| Value |
3 u |
5 u |
|
| Total value |
9 u |
40 u |
49 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 3 u
Price of 3 child tickets = 3 x 3 u = 9 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 5 u
Price of 8 adult tickets = 8 x 5 u = 40 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 9 u + 40 u
= 49 u
49 u = 147
1 u = 147 ÷ 49 = 3
Price of a child ticket
= 3 u
= 3 x 3
= $9
Answer(s): $9
