The movie theater sold 345 tickets to a show. If 2/3 of tickets sold were adult tickets, which cost $13.95 each,how much money did the theater make from the sale of children's tickets if they cost 2/3 of the amount of adult tickets? Answer with a dollar amount rounded to the nearest hundredth placing commas in appropriate places.

1 answer

To find out how much money the theater made from the sale of children's tickets, we can follow these steps:

  1. Calculate the number of adult tickets sold: Adult tickets=23×345=230

  2. Calculate the number of children's tickets sold: Children's tickets=345230=115

  3. Determine the price of children's tickets: The price of children's tickets is 23 of the price of adult tickets. Price of adult ticket=13.95 Price of children's ticket=23×13.95=27.903=9.30

  4. Calculate the total revenue from children's tickets: Total revenue from children's tickets=Number of children's tickets×Price of children's ticket=115×9.30 =1069.50

Thus, the total amount of money the theater made from the sale of children's tickets is $1,069.50.