Mr Chew paid a total of $114 for five adult and eight child tickets. If a child ticket was
45 of the price of an adult ticket, what was the price of an adult ticket?
| |
Child ticket |
Adult ticket |
Total |
| Number |
8 |
5 |
|
| Value |
4 u |
5 u |
|
| Total value |
32 u |
25 u |
57 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 4 u
Price of 8 child tickets = 8 x 4 u = 32 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 5 u
Price of 5 adult tickets = 5 x 5 u = 25 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 32 u + 25 u
= 57 u
57 u = 114
1 u = 114 ÷ 57 = 2
Price of an adult ticket
= 5 u
= 5 x 2
= $10
Answer(s): $10
