At a theme park, an adult ticket cost $7 and a child ticket cost $1. Last Thursday, the theme park sold 76 more adult tickets than child tickets. A total of $732 was collected. How many child tickets were sold?
|
Adults |
Children |
Total |
Number |
1 u + 76 |
1 u |
2 u |
Value |
$7 |
$1 |
|
Total value |
7 u + 532 |
1 u |
8 u + 532 |
Cost of 1 child ticket = $1
Cost of 1 adult ticket = $7
Number of children = 1 u
Number of adults = 1 u + 76
Total cost of child tickets = 1 u x 1 = 1 u
Total cost of adult tickets = 7(1 u + 76) = 7 u + 532
Total cost of all the tickets
= 1 u + 7 u + 532
= 8 u + 532
8 u + 532 = 732
8 u = 732 - 532
8 u = 200
1 u = 200 ÷ 8 = 25
Number of child tickets = 25
Answer(s): 25