Tickets to a park were sold to senior citizens, adults and children at different prices as shown.
|
Price |
Senior citizen ticket |
$2 |
Child ticket |
$6 |
Adult ticket |
$12 |
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 $2624 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 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
Total value |
4 u |
42 u |
36 u |
Total amount collected
= 4 u + 42 u + 36 u
= 82 u
82 u = 2624
1 u = 2624 ÷ 82 = 32
Number of children who bought the tickets
= 7 u
= 7 x 32
= 224
Answer(s): (a)
712; (b) 224