Tickets to a tourist attraction were sold to senior citizens, adults and children at different prices as shown.
|
Price |
Senior citizen ticket |
$3 |
Child ticket |
$8 |
Adult ticket |
$11 |
19 of the tickets sold were bought by senior citizens and
37 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 $19800 was collected from the sale of the tickets. How many children bought the tickets?
(a)
Fraction of tickets bought by the children
= 1 -
19 -
37 = 1 -
763 -
2763 =
2963 (b)
|
Senior Citizens |
Children |
Adults |
Number |
7 u |
29 u |
27 u |
Value |
3 |
8 |
11 |
Total value |
21 u |
232 u |
297 u |
Total amount collected
= 21 u + 232 u + 297 u
= 550 u
550 u = 19800
1 u = 19800 ÷ 550 = 36
Number of children who bought the tickets
= 29 u
= 29 x 36
= 1044
Answer(s): (a)
2963; (b) 1044