Question

a total of 584 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??help please

Answer 1

Answer: 146

Step-by-step explanation:

let x = # of adult tickets sold

let y = # of student tickets sold

x + y = 584

this is because the sum of adult tickets and student tickets is 584.

3x = y

this equation is written because there is 3 times more students there than adults

using substitution, we can find the equation :

x + (3x) = 584

4x = 584

x = 146

since x is equal to the number of adult tickets sold, your answer is 146.

Answer 2

Tickets Sold: 146

Explanation:

Let's assume that the number of adult tickets sold is "x".

According to the problem, the number of student tickets sold is three times the number of adult tickets sold. Therefore, the number of student tickets sold is 3x.

The total number of tickets sold is 584, so we can set up an equation:

x + 3x = 584

Simplifying the equation, we get:

4x = 584

Dividing both sides by 4, we get:

x = 146

Therefore, the number of adult tickets sold is 146.