Tickets to a zoo were sold to senior citizens, adults and children at different prices as shown.
|
Price |
Senior citizen ticket |
$3 |
Child ticket |
$7 |
Adult ticket |
$10 |
19 of the tickets sold were bought by senior citizens and
34 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 $5072 was collected from the sale of the tickets. How many children bought the tickets?
(a)
Fraction of tickets bought by the children
= 1 -
19 -
34 = 1 -
436 -
2736 =
536 (b)
|
Senior Citizens |
Children |
Adults |
Number |
4 u |
5 u |
27 u |
Value |
3 |
7 |
10 |
Total value |
12 u |
35 u |
270 u |
Total amount collected
= 12 u + 35 u + 270 u
= 317 u
317 u = 5072
1 u = 5072 ÷ 317 = 16
Number of children who bought the tickets
= 5 u
= 5 x 16
= 80
Answer(s): (a)
536; (b) 80