Tickets to a safari park were sold to senior citizens, adults and children at different prices as shown.
|
Price |
Senior citizen ticket |
$2 |
Child ticket |
$7 |
Adult ticket |
$15 |
19 of the tickets sold were bought by senior citizens and
17 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 $6692 was collected from the sale of the tickets. How many children bought the tickets?
(a)
Fraction of tickets bought by the children
= 1 -
19 -
17 = 1 -
763 -
963 =
4763 (b)
|
Senior Citizens |
Children |
Adults |
Number |
7 u |
47 u |
9 u |
Value |
2 |
7 |
15 |
Total value |
14 u |
329 u |
135 u |
Total amount collected
= 14 u + 329 u + 135 u
= 478 u
478 u = 6692
1 u = 6692 ÷ 478 = 14
Number of children who bought the tickets
= 47 u
= 47 x 14
= 658
Answer(s): (a)
4763; (b) 658