For questions 11 to 13, show your working clearly and write your answers in the spaces provided. The number of marks available is shown in the brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part-question. [12 marks] Tim and Jerry were paid a total of 5304 more than Jerry.
- (a)
How much was Tim paid for selling the tickets?
- (b)
Tim and Jerry were paid based on the number of tickets they sold. Tim sold 3 times as many tickets as Jerry. Tim was paid $5 more than Jerry for selling each ticket. How many tickets did Tim sell?
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11(a)
1. Find twice the amount Tim was paid by adding the difference to the total
2. Divide by 2 to find Tim's amount
$6936
11(b)
1. Calculate the total amount Tim and Jerry were each paid (from part a)
Tim's pay =
Jerry's pay =
2. Find Tim's pay for an equivalent number of tickets as Jerry (1 unit)
Let the number of tickets Jerry sold be unit.
Tim sold units of tickets.
Tim's pay for unit of tickets =
3. Find the difference in pay for 1 unit of tickets
Difference in pay for unit of tickets =
4. Calculate the number of tickets in 1 unit (Jerry's tickets)
Since Tim was paid more per ticket, the difference in pay for unit of tickets is due to this extra per ticket.
Number of tickets in unit =
5. Calculate the number of tickets Tim sold
Tim's tickets =
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