Question

A total of
276

tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. The number of student tickets sold was two times the number of adult tickets sold. How many adult tickets were sold?

Answer 1

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Given information
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Total = 276
Student tickets = 2 times adult tickets

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Form equation and solve x
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Let adult ticket be x
Adult = x
Student = 2x
x + 2x = 276
3x = 276
x = 92

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Find adult tickets a season student tickets
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Adult tickets = x = 92
Student tickets = 2x = 92 x 2 = 184

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Answer: adult tickets = 92, student tickets = 184
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