Mr Chen paid a total of $170 for three adult and two child tickets. If a child ticket was
58 of the price of an adult ticket, what was the price of an adult ticket?
| |
Child ticket |
Adult ticket |
Total |
| Number |
2 |
3 |
|
| Value |
5 u |
8 u |
|
| Total value |
10 u |
24 u |
34 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 5 u
Price of 2 child tickets = 2 x 5 u = 10 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 8 u
Price of 3 adult tickets = 3 x 8 u = 24 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 10 u + 24 u
= 34 u
34 u = 170
1 u = 170 ÷ 34 = 5
Price of a child ticket
= 5 u
= 5 x 5
= $25
Answer(s): $25
