At a funfair, an adult ticket cost $8 and a child ticket cost $1. Last Friday, the funfair sold 61 more adult tickets than child tickets. A total of $803 was collected. How many child tickets were sold?
| |
Adults |
Children |
Total |
| Number |
1 u + 61 |
1 u |
2 u |
| Value |
$8 |
$1 |
|
| Total value |
8 u + 488 |
1 u |
9 u + 488 |
Cost of 1 child ticket = $1
Cost of 1 adult ticket = $8
Number of children = 1 u
Number of adults = 1 u + 61
Total cost of child tickets = 1 u x 1 = 1 u
Total cost of adult tickets = 8(1 u + 61) = 8 u + 488
Total cost of all the tickets
= 1 u + 8 u + 488
= 9 u + 488
9 u + 488 = 803
9 u = 803 - 488
9 u = 315
1 u = 315 ÷ 9 = 35
Number of child tickets = 35
Answer(s): 35
