Question

A number of people ride the bus to the city.
five of them are children.
the bus driver receives ₹50 for all the tickets.
if children pay ₹1 per ticket, and adults tickets are ₹2.50 per ticket, how many adults are on the bus?​

Answer 1

Answer:

children cost 5

Now subtract50-5 is 45

Then divide45by 2.50

And you'll get the answer

Answer 2

Answer:

the answer is 18

Step-by-step explanation:

money paid by children if there are 5 children in the bus-1*5=5

total money that has to be paid by adult=50-money paid by children

=50-5

=45

let no. of adults be X

X*2.50=45

X= 45/2.50

X=45*100/250

X=18

there will be 18adults in the bus