Final answer:
The student asked to determine the number of adult tickets sold for a school play. By using algebra, we set up the equation A + 2A = 339, where A is the number of adult tickets. Solving the equation, we find that 113 adult tickets were sold.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student is asking to find the number of adult tickets sold for a school play, given the total number of tickets sold and the relationship between the number of student tickets and adult tickets. To answer this question, we set up a simple algebraic equation based on the information provided:
Let A represent the number of adult tickets sold, and therefore, 2A will represent the number of student tickets sold because it is stated that twice as many student tickets are sold as adult tickets. The total number of tickets sold is 339. So we write the equation as:
A + 2A = 339
By combining like terms, we get:
3A = 339
Dividing both sides by 3 to solve for A gives us:
A = 113
Therefore, 113 adult tickets were sold.