Question

4.2 ms. rachel organises a trip to the johannesburg zoo for a group of people. the admission charges to the zoo are r78,00 per child and r132,00 per adult. she worked out the table to be r6 498,00. she collected r1 584 from the adults in the group. (i) how many children are there in the group. (6) 12

Explanation:

Step1: Find total cost for children

Total table cost is R6498, adult cost is R1584. So children's total cost = 6498 - 1584 = 4914.

Step2: Calculate number of children

Cost per child is R78. Number of children = 4914 ÷ 78 = 63.

Answer:

63