At a safari park, each adult ticket cost $23 and each child ticket cost $6. On Wednesday, the number of adult tickets sold was 148 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 25%. If a total of 1805 tickets were sold on Thursday, how much money was collected on Wednesday?

	Adult tickets	Child tickets	Total tickets
Before	1 u	1 u + 148	2 u + 148
Change	- 0.45 u	+ 0.25 u + 37
After	0.55 u	1.25 u + 185	1.8 u + 185

45% x 1 u = ⁴⁵₁₀₀ x 1 u = 0.45 u 
25% x 1 u = ²⁵₁₀₀ x 1 u = 0.25 u
25% x 148 = ²⁵₁₀₀ x 148 = 37

Number of tickets sold on Thursday
= 0.55 u + 1.25 u + 185
= 1.8 u + 185

1.8 u + 185 = 1805
1.8 u = 1805 - 185
1.8 u = 1620

1 u = 1620 ÷ 1.8 = 900

Amount collected from adult tickets on Wednesday
= 1 u x 23
= 900 x 23
= $20700

Amount collected from child tickets on Wednesday
= 6(1 u + 148)
= 6(900 + 148)
= 6 x 1048
= $6288

Total amount collected on Wednesday
= 20700 + 6288
= $26988

Answer(s):$26988