Tickets to a tourist attraction were sold to senior citizens, adults and children at different prices as shown.
|
Price |
Senior citizen ticket |
$3 |
Child ticket |
$8 |
Adult ticket |
$15 |
110 of the tickets sold were bought by senior citizens and
34 of them were bought by adults. The rest were bought by children.
- What fraction of the tickets sold were bought by children?
- A total amount of $8670 was collected from the sale of the tickets. How many children bought the tickets?
(a)
Fraction of tickets bought by the children
= 1 -
110 -
34 = 1 -
220 -
1520 =
320 (b)
|
Senior Citizens |
Children |
Adults |
Number |
2 u |
3 u |
15 u |
Value |
3 |
8 |
15 |
Total value |
6 u |
24 u |
225 u |
Total amount collected
= 6 u + 24 u + 225 u
= 255 u
255 u = 8670
1 u = 8670 ÷ 255 = 34
Number of children who bought the tickets
= 3 u
= 3 x 34
= 102
Answer(s): (a)
320; (b) 102