Question

The cost of admission to the Baytown Zoo is $10.50 for each senior citizen, $15.75 for each adult, and $8.25 for each child. What if 2 more tickets for admission are purchased? If the two additional tickets cost $16.50, determine what type of tickets the family purchases. Explain how you can determine the answer without calculating.

Answer 1

Child ticket

Explanation:

Cost per senior citizen = $10.50

Cost per adult = $15.75

Cost per child = $8.25

Since the cost of the 2 additional ticket is $16.50

Then the only ticket of which two can be purchased with that amount is :

$16.50 / 2

= $8.25

Cost of children ticket.