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A total of 528 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. The number of student tickets sold was three times the number of adult tickets sold. How many adult tickets were sold?

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132 adult tickets were sold and 396 student tickets were sold


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x=number of adult tickets sold
y=number of student tickets sold

x+y=528
y=3x

x+3x=528
4x=528
x=132

132 adult tickets were sold and 396 student tickets were sold
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