SOLUTION: A total of 416 tickets were sold for the school play. 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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Question 255248: A total of 416 tickets were sold for the school play. The number of student tickets sold was three times the number of adult tickets sold . How many adult tickets were sold?
Answer by palanisamy(496) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the number of adult tickets = x
Then the number of student tickets = 3x
Total tickets x+3x = 416
4x = 416
x = 416/4
x = 104
Therefore the number of adult tickets sold is 104