Question

A total of 304 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult or student tickets. The number of student tickets were sold was three times the number of the adult tickets sold. How many adult tickets were sold?

Answer 1

76 adult tickets were sold.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's assume the number of adult tickets sold is x. Since the number of student tickets sold was three times the number of adult tickets sold, we can represent it as 3x.

According to the problem, the total number of tickets sold was 304. So, we can write the equation:

x + 3x = 304

Combining like terms, we get:

4x = 304

Divide both sides by 4:

x = 76

Therefore, 76 adult tickets were sold.

Answer 2

A means #of adult tickets
S means # of student tickets

304=a+S
S=3•a
Plug the second equation into the first
304=a+3•a
301=2a
150.5=a

Plug a into one of the equations to find the students
304=150.5+S
153.5=S

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