Question

A total of 436 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?Solve by using linear equation.

Answer 1

Let x = number of adult tickets

3x = number of student tickets (three times the number of adult tickets)

The sum of the tickets is 436 tickets.

The equation will be :

`\begin{gathered} x+3x=436 \\ 4x=436 \\ x=(436)/(4) \\ x=109 \end{gathered}`

ANSWER :

The number of adult tickets sold is 109 tickets