Mr Chye paid a total of $165 for three adult and three child tickets. If a child ticket was
23 of the price of an adult ticket, what was the price of an adult ticket?
|
Child ticket |
Adult ticket |
Total |
Number |
3 |
3 |
|
Value |
2 u |
3 u |
|
Total value |
6 u |
9 u |
15 u |
Price of 1 child ticket = 2 u
Price of 3 child tickets = 3 x 2 u = 6 u
Price of 1 adult ticket = 3 u
Price of 3 adult tickets = 3 x 3 u = 9 u
Total cost of the tickets
= 6 u + 9 u
= 15 u
15 u = 165
1 u = 165 ÷ 15 = 11
Price of a child ticket
= 2 u
= 2 x 11
= $22
Answer(s): $22