Tickets to a theme park were sold to senior citizens, adults and children at different prices as shown.
|
Price |
Senior citizen ticket |
$3 |
Child ticket |
$6 |
Adult ticket |
$15 |
16 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 $2418 was collected from the sale of the tickets. How many children bought the tickets?
(a)
Fraction of tickets bought by the children
= 1 -
16 -
14 = 1 -
212 -
312 =
712 (b)
|
Senior Citizens |
Children |
Adults |
Number |
2 u |
7 u |
3 u |
Value |
3 |
6 |
15 |
Total value |
6 u |
42 u |
45 u |
Total amount collected
= 6 u + 42 u + 45 u
= 93 u
93 u = 2418
1 u = 2418 ÷ 93 = 26
Number of children who bought the tickets
= 7 u
= 7 x 26
= 182
Answer(s): (a)
712; (b) 182