Tickets to a zoo were sold to senior citizens, adults and children at different prices as shown.
|
Price |
Senior citizen ticket |
$4 |
Child ticket |
$7 |
Adult ticket |
$11 |
16 of the tickets sold were bought by senior citizens and
35 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 $9078 was collected from the sale of the tickets. How many children bought the tickets?
(a)
Fraction of tickets bought by the children
= 1 -
16 -
35 = 1 -
530 -
1830 =
730 (b)
|
Senior Citizens |
Children |
Adults |
Number |
5 u |
7 u |
18 u |
Value |
4 |
7 |
11 |
Total value |
20 u |
49 u |
198 u |
Total amount collected
= 20 u + 49 u + 198 u
= 267 u
267 u = 9078
1 u = 9078 ÷ 267 = 34
Number of children who bought the tickets
= 7 u
= 7 x 34
= 238
Answer(s): (a)
730; (b) 238