The ticket for admission to an exhibition was Rs. 5
and it was later reduced by 20%. As a result, the sale
proceeds of tickets increased by 44%. What was the
percentage increase in number of visitors?

• Let the initial number of tickets bought be 100.
  Therefore collection=100*5=500.
  44% of 500 =220.
  Therefore, as there is a sale increase of 4% therefore, new sale is 500+220=720.
  But, new cost of ticket is Rs. 4, therefore number of tickets that are bought are=720/4=180.
  Therefore 80 more visitors are there....
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(25) No(2)
• Ans 80%
  as the total sale = ticket price * number of visitors
  let percentage increase in total sale , ticket and number of visitors be
  s , t, v respectively
  so we can use formula of s = t + v + t*v/100
  t = -20 and s =+44 solving this e get v = +80
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(7) No(8)
• ans= 92.5%
  let previous no of visitors=x
  let present no (after price reduction)=y
  so sales are 5x and 4y respectively
  4y-5x=.44*5x
  y=1.925x
  now
  y-x=.925=92.5% increment in visitor`s no.
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(6)
• let 100rs ticket be sold. so now ticket worth rs 100*144/100= 144 are sold.
  earlier 1 ticket cost rs 5.
  so earlier 100/5= 20 tickets were sold
  reduction of 20% implies new cost is rs 4. so now 144/4 = 36 tickets are sold.
  % increase is= ((36-20)/20)*100
  =80%
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