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Given information
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Total tickets sold = 480
twice as many child tickets as adult tickets
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Define the child tickets and adult tickets
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Let the number of adult tickets sold be x
adult tickets = x
child tickets = 2x
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Form the equation and solve for x
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x + 2x = 480
3x = 480
x = 480 ÷ 3
x = 160
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Answer: The number of adult tickets sold is 160
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