The admission tickets for children to watch a magic show were fixed on all days of a week. On Thursday, there were 80 boys and 60 girls at the show. On Friday, the number of boys increased by 30% and the number of girls decreased by 15%. Altogether, $9440 was collected from the sale of admission tickets over the two days.
- (a)
What was the price of each admission ticket?
Ans : (a) ___
- (b)
What was the percentage increase in the number of tickets sold from Thursday to Friday?
Ans : (b) ___
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13(a)
1. Calculate the number of boys and girls who attended the show on Friday.
Number of boys on Friday =
Number of girls on Friday =
2. Find the total number of tickets sold over the two days.
Tickets sold on Thursday =
Tickets sold on Friday =
Total tickets sold =
3. Calculate the price of each admission ticket.
Price per ticket =
$32
13(b)
1. Find the total number of tickets sold on Thursday.
Total tickets on Thursday =
2. Find the number of boys and girls who attended on Friday.
Number of boys on Friday =
Number of girls on Friday =
3. Calculate the percentage increase in the total number of tickets sold.
Total tickets on Friday =
Increase in tickets =
Percentage increase =
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