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

The number of adult tickets sold for the school play was 92, found by setting up an equation where the number of adult tickets plus twice the number of adult tickets equals the total of 276 tickets sold.

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculating the Number of Adult Tickets Sold

The student is asked to find out how many adult tickets were sold for the school play, given that a total of 276 tickets were sold and the number of student tickets was two times the number of adult tickets sold. Let's denote the number of adult tickets as x and the number of student tickets as 2x. The total number of tickets is the sum of adult and student tickets which can be represented as:

x + 2x = 276

Combining like terms, we get:

3x = 276

To find the value of x, we divide both sides by 3:

x = 276 / 3

x = 92

Therefore, the number of adult tickets sold was 92.

Answer 2

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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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