Question

A radio station gave away 184 tickets to a concert. They gave away 3 times as many tickets to listeners as to employees. How many tickets did they give away to employees?

A.
92 tickets
B.
138 tickets
C.
74 tickets
D.
46 tickets

Answer 1

D

Explanation:

total=184 tickets

listeners= x tickets

employees=y tickets

184=x+y

x=3y

plug x into the first equation.

184=3y+y

184=4y

184/4=46

y=46

now plug y into the second equation

x=3(46)

x=138

the listeners got 138 tickets, and the employees got 46 tickets.