Question

At a charity show the price of each ticket was Rs $32\frac{1}{2}.$ The total amount collected by a boy was Rs $877\frac{1}{2}.$ How many tickets were sold by him?

Answer 1

Total amount collected = $₹877\frac{1}{2}=₹\frac{1755}{2}$
Price of 1 ticket = ₹ $32\frac{1}{2}$ = ₹ $\frac{65}{2}$
Number of tickets sold = $\frac{{\displaystyle \frac{1755}{2}}}{{\displaystyle \frac{65}{2}}}=\frac{1755}{2}\times \frac{2}{65}=27$
Hence, the number of tickets sold were 27.