Question

A total of 318 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

75

Explanation:

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Answer 2

106

Explanation:

If A is the number of adult tickets and S is the number of student tickets, then:

A + S = 318

S = 2A

Substitute:

A + 2A = 318

3A = 318

A = 106

106 adult tickets were sold.