Question

The national touring company Spice on Ice visited Seattle, Washington, last year. THe producers held a special promotional ticket sale for one hour. During this time, adult tickets sold for $5, junior tickets (ages 9-17) sold for $2, and children’s tickets (ages 0-8) sold for the ridiculously low price of 10 cents. During this sale, 120 tickets sold for exactly $119. How many of each kind of ticket were sold during the sale?

Answer 1

Answer: Adult 84

Children 34

Junior 2

Explanation:

Adults tickets = $5

Children tickets = $.10

Junior tickets = $2

Total ticket sold = 120 at $119

Total tickets price

= Adults + junior + children

= 5 + 2 + 0.10 = 7.1

No of tickets sold for adults

= 5 / 7.1 × 119

= 84

No of tickets sold for children

= 2/7.1 × 119

= 34

No of tickets sold for junior

= 0.10/7.1 × 119

= 2

Total ticket sold

= 84 + 34 + 2

= 120