Question

Bill and his r friends each sold the same number of tickets. They sold 72 tickets altogether. How many tickets did each person sell?

Answer 1

Each person sold 72/(r+1) tickets

Explanation:

Bill plus his r friends = r+1 people

Divide the number of tickets by the number of people to determine the number of tickets sold per person

Divide the 72 tickets by ( r+1)

Each person sold 72/(r+1) tickets