4. The amount of money received in a basketball game were $5250 for 830 tickets sold. If the adult paid $15 each and the student paid $5 each for admission, how many tickets of each kind were sold?
Ans:110 adult tickets, 720 student tickets
5. How can $6300 be invested, one part at 4% p.a. and the remainder at 5% p.a., so that the simple interest will be the same on each investment?
Ans:$3500 at 4% p.a., $2800 a 5% p.a.
6. The total receipts for a school play were $2600 for 450 tickets sold. If the adult paid $ 7.5 each and the student paid $5 each for admission, how many tickets of each kind were sold?
Ans: 140 adult tickets,310 student tickets
7. Nuts costing $9 per kg are to be mixed with nuts costingper kg to make
10 Kg of nuts costing $8 per kg. How many kg of each type of nuts should be used?
Ans:6 Kg of $9 per kg nuts, 4 Kg of $6.5 per kg nuts