Mr Quek paid a total of $153 for four adult and five child tickets. If a child ticket was
13 of the price of an adult ticket, what was the price of an adult ticket?
| |
Child ticket |
Adult ticket |
Total |
| Number |
5 |
4 |
|
| Value |
1 u |
3 u |
|
| Total value |
5 u |
12 u |
17 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 1 u
Price of 5 child tickets = 5 x 1 u = 5 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 3 u
Price of 4 adult tickets = 4 x 3 u = 12 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 5 u + 12 u
= 17 u
17 u = 153
1 u = 153 ÷ 17 = 9
Price of an adult ticket
= 3 u
= 3 x 9
= $27
Answer(s): $27
