Mr Sher paid a total of $84 for three adult and eight 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 |
8 |
3 |
|
Value |
1 u |
2 u |
|
Total value |
8 u |
6 u |
14 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 1 u
Price of 8 child tickets = 8 x 1 u = 8 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 2 u
Price of 3 adult tickets = 3 x 2 u = 6 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 8 u + 6 u
= 14 u
14 u = 84
1 u = 84 ÷ 14 = 6
Price of an adult ticket
= 2 u
= 2 x 6
= $12
Answer(s): $12