At a safari park, each adult ticket cost $32 and each child ticket cost $10. On Wednesday, the number of adult tickets sold was 126 less than the number of child tickets. On Thursday, the number of adult tickets sold decreased by 45% while the number of child tickets sold increased by 50%. If a total of 1214 tickets were sold on Thursday, how much money was collected on Wednesday?

	Adult tickets	Child tickets	Total tickets
Before	1 u	1 u + 126	2 u + 126
Change	- 0.45 u	+ 0.5 u + 63
After	0.55 u	1.5 u + 189	2.05 u + 189

45% x 1 u = ⁴⁵₁₀₀ x 1 u = 0.45 u 
50% x 1 u = ⁵⁰₁₀₀ x 1 u = 0.5 u
50% x 126 = ⁵⁰₁₀₀ x 126 = 63

Number of tickets sold on Thursday
= 0.55 u + 1.5 u + 189
= 2.05 u + 189

2.05 u + 189 = 1214
2.05 u = 1214 - 189
2.05 u = 1025

1 u = 1025 ÷ 2.05 = 500

Amount collected from adult tickets on Wednesday
= 1 u x 32
= 500 x 32
= $16000

Amount collected from child tickets on Wednesday
= 10(1 u + 126)
= 10(500 + 126)
= 10 x 626
= $6260

Total amount collected on Wednesday
= 16000 + 6260
= $22260

Answer(s):$22260