Some visitors paid a total of $1250 for entrance tickets to a theme park. The entrance ticket for a child cost $10. The entrance ticket for an adult cost 3 times as much. If there were 11 more adults than children, how many of the visitors were
- children?
- adults?
|
Adults |
Children |
Total |
Number |
1 u + 11 |
1 u |
|
Value |
$30 |
$10 |
|
Total value |
30 u + 330 |
10 u |
$1250 |
(a)
Cost of an adult ticket
= 3 x 10
= $30
Cost of all the adult tickets
= 30(1 u + 11)
= 30 u + 330
Total cost of the tickets
= 30 u + 330 + 10 u
= 40 u + 330
40 u + 330 = 1250
40 u = 1250 - 330
40 u = 920
1 u = 920 ÷ 40 = 23
Total number of children
= 1 u
= 23
(b)
Total number of adults
= 1 u + 11
= 23 + 11
= 34
Answer(s): (a) 23; (b) 34