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Alison's cinema has 100 seats.
One day, Alison notices that her cinema is full,
and she has taken exactly £100.
The prices were as follows:
She knows that not everyone in the audience was a pensioner!
Is it possible to work out how many adults, pensioners and children were present?
You may want to start by trying different ways of filling all 100 seats.
e.g. 5 adults, 20 pensioners and 75 children
Does this earn you £100?
Too much? Too little?
Can you tweak the numbers to get closer to £100?
You may find this spreadsheet useful.
What other interesting mathematical questions can you think of to explore next?
We have thought of some possibilities:
Going to the Cinema
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Alison's cinema has 100 seats.One day, Alison notices that her cinema is full,
and she has taken exactly £100.
The prices were as follows:
| Adults | £3.50 |
| Pensioners | £1.00 |
| Children | £0.85 |
She knows that not everyone in the audience was a pensioner!
Is it possible to work out how many adults, pensioners and children were present?
You may want to start by trying different ways of filling all 100 seats.
e.g. 5 adults, 20 pensioners and 75 children
Does this earn you £100?
Too much? Too little?
Can you tweak the numbers to get closer to £100?
You may find this spreadsheet useful.
What other interesting mathematical questions can you think of to explore next?
We have thought of some possibilities:
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