At a park, each adult ticket cost $28 and each child ticket cost $5. On Wednesday, the number of adult tickets sold was 60 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 295 tickets were sold on Thursday, how much money was collected on Wednesday?

	Adult tickets	Child tickets	Total tickets
Before	1 u	1 u + 60	2 u + 60
Change	- 0.45 u	+ 0.5 u + 30
After	0.55 u	1.5 u + 90	2.05 u + 90

45% x 1 u = ⁴⁵₁₀₀ x 1 u = 0.45 u 
50% x 1 u = ⁵⁰₁₀₀ x 1 u = 0.5 u
50% x 60 = ⁵⁰₁₀₀ x 60 = 30

Number of tickets sold on Thursday
= 0.55 u + 1.5 u + 90
= 2.05 u + 90

2.05 u + 90 = 295
2.05 u = 295 - 90
2.05 u = 205

1 u = 205 ÷ 2.05 = 100

Amount collected from adult tickets on Wednesday
= 1 u x 28
= 100 x 28
= $2800

Amount collected from child tickets on Wednesday
= 5(1 u + 60)
= 5(100 + 60)
= 5 x 160
= $800

Total amount collected on Wednesday
= 2800 + 800
= $3600

Answer(s):$3600