Some visitors paid a total of $808 for entrance tickets to a theme park. The entrance ticket for a child cost $4. The entrance ticket for an adult cost 4 times as much. If there were 18 more adults than children, how many of the visitors were
- children?
- adults?
|
Adults |
Children |
Total |
Number |
1 u + 18 |
1 u |
|
Value |
$16 |
$4 |
|
Total value |
16 u + 288 |
4 u |
$808 |
(a)
Cost of an adult ticket
= 4 x 4
= $16
Cost of all the adult tickets
= 16(1 u + 18)
= 16 u + 288
Total cost of the tickets
= 16 u + 288 + 4 u
= 20 u + 288
20 u + 288 = 808
20 u = 808 - 288
20 u = 520
1 u = 520 ÷ 20 = 26
Total number of children
= 1 u
= 26
(b)
Total number of adults
= 1 u + 18
= 26 + 18
= 44
Answer(s): (a) 26; (b) 44