Mr Long paid a total of $88 for eight adult and four child tickets. If a child ticket was
34 of the price of an adult ticket, what was the price of an adult ticket?
| |
Child ticket |
Adult ticket |
Total |
| Number |
4 |
8 |
|
| Value |
3 u |
4 u |
|
| Total value |
12 u |
32 u |
44 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 3 u
Price of 4 child tickets = 4 x 3 u = 12 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 4 u
Price of 8 adult tickets = 8 x 4 u = 32 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 12 u + 32 u
= 44 u
44 u = 88
1 u = 88 ÷ 44 = 2
Price of an adult ticket
= 4 u
= 4 x 2
= $8
Answer(s): $8
