Tickets to a tourist attraction were sold to senior citizens, adults and children at different prices as shown.
|
Price |
Senior citizen ticket |
$2 |
Child ticket |
$7 |
Adult ticket |
$12 |
110 of the tickets sold were bought by senior citizens and
14 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 $4340 was collected from the sale of the tickets. How many children bought the tickets?
(a)
Fraction of tickets bought by the children
= 1 -
110 -
14 = 1 -
220 -
520 =
1320 (b)
|
Senior Citizens |
Children |
Adults |
Number |
2 u |
13 u |
5 u |
Value |
2 |
7 |
12 |
Total value |
4 u |
91 u |
60 u |
Total amount collected
= 4 u + 91 u + 60 u
= 155 u
155 u = 4340
1 u = 4340 ÷ 155 = 28
Number of children who bought the tickets
= 13 u
= 13 x 28
= 364
Answer(s): (a)
1320; (b) 364