Mr Chye paid a total of $184 for nine 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 |
9 |
|
Value |
1 u |
2 u |
|
Total value |
5 u |
18 u |
23 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 9 adult tickets = 9 x 2 u = 18 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 5 u + 18 u
= 23 u
23 u = 184
1 u = 184 ÷ 23 = 8
Price of an adult ticket
= 2 u
= 2 x 8
= $16
Answer(s): $16