Average ticket price = (total revenue)/(total number of tickets) = 4500/300 = $15.
Since the average ticket price is HALFWAY between the price of a child ticket ($10) and the price of an adult ticket ($20), an EQUAL NUMBER of each ticket type must have been sold.
To illustrate:
If 1 child ticket and 1 adult ticket are sold, the average price for the 2 tickets = (10 + 20)/2 = 30/2 = 15.
If 2 child tickets and 2 adult tickets are sold, the average price for the 4 tickets = (2*10 + 2*20)/4 = 60/4 = 15.
If 3 child tickets and 3 adult tickets are sold, the average price for the 6 tickets = (3*10 + 3*20)/6 = 90/6 = 15.
Thus:
Of the 300 tickets, 150 were adult tickets, and 150 were child tickets.
The correct answer is C.
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