Question

An amusement park sells child and adult tickets at a ratio of 8:1. On Saturday, they sold 147 more child tickets than adult tickets. How many tickets did the amusement park sell on Saturday?

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Answer:

189

Explanation:

The difference between the ratio units is 8 -1 = 7.

The difference between child and adult ticket sales was 147 tickets, so each ratio unit stands for 147/7 = 21 tickets.

The total of the ratio units is 8+1 = 9, so 9 × 21 = 189 tickets were sold on Saturday.

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That was 168 child tickets and 21 adult tickets.