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26 June, 05:37

A total of 500 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?

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  1. 26 June, 08:16
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    Lets x = number adult tickets sold

    3x = number student tickets sold

    Now you have:

    x + 3x = 500

    4x = 500

    x = 500/4 = 125

    Answer: 125 adults tickets were sold.
  2. 26 June, 08:59
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    (3xn) + n=500 125 adult tickets were sold
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