Tickets to a museum were sold to senior citizens, adults and children at different prices as shown.
|
Price |
Senior citizen ticket |
$2 |
Child ticket |
$6 |
Adult ticket |
$16 |
18 of the tickets sold were bought by senior citizens and
14 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 $2432 was collected from the sale of the tickets. How many children bought the tickets?
(a)
Fraction of tickets bought by the children
= 1 -
18 -
14 = 1 -
18 -
28 =
58 (b)
|
Senior Citizens |
Children |
Adults |
Number |
1 u |
5 u |
2 u |
Value |
2 |
6 |
16 |
Total value |
2 u |
30 u |
32 u |
Total amount collected
= 2 u + 30 u + 32 u
= 64 u
64 u = 2432
1 u = 2432 ÷ 64 = 38
Number of children who bought the tickets
= 5 u
= 5 x 38
= 190
Answer(s): (a)
58; (b) 190