Tickets to a stadium were sold to senior citizens, adults and children at different prices as shown.
|
Price |
Senior citizen ticket |
$2 |
Child ticket |
$8 |
Adult ticket |
$10 |
18 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 $5486 was collected from the sale of the tickets. How many children bought the tickets?
(a)
Fraction of tickets bought by the children
= 1 -
18 -
17 = 1 -
756 -
856 =
4156 (b)
|
Senior Citizens |
Children |
Adults |
Number |
7 u |
41 u |
8 u |
Value |
2 |
8 |
10 |
Total value |
14 u |
328 u |
80 u |
Total amount collected
= 14 u + 328 u + 80 u
= 422 u
422 u = 5486
1 u = 5486 ÷ 422 = 13
Number of children who bought the tickets
= 41 u
= 41 x 13
= 533
Answer(s): (a)
4156; (b) 533