A radio station had 78 tickets to a concert. They gave away 2 times as many tickets to listeners as to employees. How many tickets did they give away to employees?

A.

28

B.

2

C.

26

D.

3

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13 August, 12:09

A radio station had 78 tickets to a concert. They gave away 2 times as many tickets to listeners as to employees. How many tickets did they give away to employees?

A.

28

B.

2

C.

26

D.

3

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Guadalupe Holder · Answer 1

26

Step-by-step explanation:

We assume they gave away all 78 tickets.

They gave away x tickets to employees.

Then the number of tickets they gave to listeners is 2x.

Altogether they gave away x + 2x = 3x tickets.

They gave away 78 tickets, so we get the equation

3x = 78

3x/3 = 78/3

x = 26

Answer: 26

A radio station had 78 tickets to a concert. They gave away 2 times as many tickets to listeners as to employees. How many tickets did they give away to employees?A.28B.2C.26D.3

A radio station had 78 tickets to a concert. They gave away 2 times as many tickets to listeners as to employees. How many tickets did they give away to employees?

A.

28

B.

2

C.

26

D.

3