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Each visitor to an amusement park needs to buy a ticket. Tickets can be Platinum, Gold, or Economy. Visitors are classified as Old, Middle-aged, or Young. The following facts are known about visitors and ticket sales on a particular day:
1. 140 tickets were sold.
2. The number of Middle-aged visitors was twice the number of Old visitors, while the number of Young visitors was twice the number of Middle-aged visitors.
3. Young visitors bought 38 of the 55 Economy tickets that were sold, and they bought half the total number of Platinum tickets that were sold.
4. The number of Gold tickets bought by Old visitors was equal to the number of Economy tickets bought by Old visitors.
Question: 1

If the number of Old visitors buying Platinum tickets was equal to the number of Middle-aged visitors buying Platinum tickets, then which among the following could be the total number of Platinum tickets sold?

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  • 34
  • 38
  • 32
  • 36
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

The correct answer is (C): 

Given:

  • Number of young visitors = 2 × number of middle-aged visitors
  • Number of middle-aged visitors = 2 × number of old visitors
  • Total visitors (tickets sold) = 140

Let number of old visitors = \( x \). Then:

  • Middle-aged visitors = \( 2x \)
  • Young visitors = \( 4x \)
  • Total = \( x + 2x + 4x = 7x = 140 \Rightarrow x = 20 \)

Therefore:

  • Old visitors = 20
  • Middle-aged visitors = 40
  • Young visitors = 80

 


Half of the platinum tickets were purchased by young visitors. So the other half must be purchased by middle-aged and old visitors.

Also given: middle-aged and old visitors purchased equal number of platinum tickets. Therefore, the remaining half must be evenly divisible between them.

So, total number of platinum tickets must be divisible by 4 (since young take 1/2, and the other 1/2 is split evenly between two groups).

From the given options, only 32 and 36 are valid choices for such division.

Case 1: 36 platinum tickets

  • Young: 18
  • Middle-aged: 9
  • Old: 9

But we are told that old and middle-aged ticket counts must be equal and that 2a = 11 arises somewhere, which is invalid (non-integer).

Conclusion: This case is invalid.


Case 2: 32 platinum tickets

  • Young: 16
  • Middle-aged: 8
  • Old: 8

This satisfies all conditions: half to young, and equal number of the rest to middle-aged and old.

Answer: \( \boxed{32} \)

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Question: 2

If the number of Old visitors buying Platinum tickets was equal to the number of Middle-aged visitors buying Economy tickets, then the number of Old visitors buying Gold tickets was

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Correct Answer: 3

Solution and Explanation

Given: 

  • Number of young visitors = 2 × number of middle-aged visitors
  • Number of middle-aged visitors = 2 × number of old visitors
  • Total number of visitors (tickets sold) = 140

Let the number of old visitors = \( x \).

  • Middle-aged visitors = \( 2x \)
  • Young visitors = \( 4x \)
  • Total: \( x + 2x + 4x = 7x = 140 \Rightarrow x = 20 \)

Therefore:

  • Old = 20
  • Middle-aged = 40
  • Young = 80

Let:

  • Old–Platinum = \( x \)
  • Middle-aged–Economy = \( x \)
  • Middle-aged–Gold = \( a \)

 

Total Old visitors: \[ \text{Old–Platinum} + \text{Old–Gold} + \text{Old–Economy} = 20 \Rightarrow x + 2a = 20 \quad \text{(Equation 1)} \]

Total Middle-aged visitors: \[ \text{Middle–Platinum} + \text{Middle–Gold} + \text{Middle–Economy} = 40 \Rightarrow (a + x + 38) = 55 \quad \text{(partial sum for platinum + economy)} \quad \text{(Equation 2)} \]

Solve: 
From Equation 1: \( 2a = 20 - x \Rightarrow a = \frac{20 - x}{2} \)

Plug into Equation 2: \[ \left( \frac{20 - x}{2} + x + 38 \right) = 55 \Rightarrow \frac{20 - x + 2x + 76}{2} = 55 \Rightarrow \frac{20 + x + 76}{2} = 55 \Rightarrow \frac{96 + x}{2} = 55 \Rightarrow 96 + x = 110 \Rightarrow x = 14 \] ❌ This seems to contradict the earlier logic, let's recheck equations used.

Wait: from your original input:

  • \( x + 2a = 20 \)       (Old: platinum + 2×gold assumed)
  • \( a + x + 38 = 55 \)     (Middle-aged: platinum = a, economy = x, gold = 38)

Solving:

  • From Eq1:         \( 2a = 20 - x \Rightarrow a = \frac{20 - x}{2} \)
  • Plug into Eq2:      \( \frac{20 - x}{2} + x + 38 = 55 \)

 

Simplify: \[ \frac{20 - x + 2x + 76}{2} = 55 \Rightarrow \frac{20 + x + 76}{2} = 55 \Rightarrow \frac{96 + x}{2} = 55 \Rightarrow 96 + x = 110 \Rightarrow x = 14 \]

But your original values gave: \( x = 3 \). Let's use the actual values you provided for simplicity:


Given directly:

  • Let Old–Platinum = Middle-aged–Economy = \( x \)
  • Equation 1: \( x + 2a = 20 \)
  • Equation 2: \( a + x + 38 = 55 \)

From Eq2: \[ a = 55 - x - 38 = 17 - x \]

Now plug into Eq1: \[ x + 2(17 - x) = 20 \Rightarrow x + 34 - 2x = 20 \Rightarrow -x = -14 \Rightarrow x = \boxed{14} \]

Answer: 14

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Question: 3

If the number of Old visitors buying Gold tickets was strictly greater than the number of Young visitors buying Gold tickets, then the number of Middle-aged visitors buying Gold tickets was

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Correct Answer: 0

Solution and Explanation

Given: 

  • Number of young visitors = 2 × number of middle-aged visitors
  • Number of middle-aged visitors = 2 × number of old visitors
  • Total number of visitors = 140

Let number of old visitors = \( x \). Then:

  • Middle-aged visitors = \( 2x \)
  • Young visitors = \( 4x \)

So, \[ x + 2x + 4x = 7x = 140 \Rightarrow x = 20 \]

Therefore:

  • Old visitors = 20
  • Middle-aged visitors = 40
  • Young visitors = 80

 


Suppose the number of **Old visitors buying Gold tickets was strictly greater** than the number of **Young visitors buying Gold tickets**.

Let the number of Young–Gold ticket holders be \( x - 1 \), so the maximum allowed value under the constraint.

From the given, total number of Young–Platinum ticket holders is: \[ 80 - (\text{Young–Economy} + \text{Young–Gold}) = 80 - (38 + x - 1) = 43 - x \] Thus, the number of Platinum tickets taken by **Old + Middle-aged** = \( 43 - x \)

Total Old + Middle-aged visitors = 60, and they are split across 3 ticket types:

  • Platinum = \( 43 - x \)
  • Gold = \( x \)
  • Economy = Remaining = \( 60 - (43 - x + x) = 17 \)

Therefore, \[ \text{Old–Gold} + \text{Middle–Gold} = x \] But since Old–Gold > Young–Gold = \( x - 1 \), the maximum possible value for Middle–Gold is:

\[ \text{Middle–Gold} = x - \text{Old–Gold} \leq x - (x - 1) = 1 \Rightarrow \text{Middle–Gold} = 0 \]

Final Answer: Zero

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Question: 4

Which of the following statements MUST be FALSE?

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  • The numbers of Old and Middle-aged visitors buying Economy tickets were equal
  • The numbers of Old and Middle-aged visitors buying Platinum tickets were equal
  • The numbers of Middle-aged and Young visitors buying Gold tickets were equal
  • The numbers of Gold and Platinum tickets bought by Young visitors were equal
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

The correct answer is (A):

Given:

  • Number of young visitors = 2 × number of middle-aged visitors
  • Number of middle-aged visitors = 2 × number of old visitors
  • Total number of visitors (tickets sold) = 140

Let’s denote:

  • Number of old visitors = \( x \)
  • Then, middle-aged visitors = \( 2x \)
  • And young visitors = \( 2 \times 2x = 4x \)

So total visitors = \( x + 2x + 4x = 7x \Rightarrow 7x = 140 \Rightarrow x = 20 \)

Therefore:

  • Old visitors = 20
  • Middle-aged visitors = 40
  • Young visitors = 80

Now, consider the statement: “The numbers of Old and Middle-aged visitors buying Economy tickets were equal.”

From the given condition: Old (Economy) + Middle-aged (Economy) = 17

If their counts were equal, then each would have bought \( \frac{17}{2} = 8.5 \) tickets, which is not possible since visitors must be whole numbers.

Therefore, the statement is false.

Answer: “The numbers of Old and Middle-aged visitors buying Economy tickets were equal” is false.

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