SOLUTION: A total of 336 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 tick

Question 1146796: A total of 336 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?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y of the adult tickets
3y of the student tickets

Answer by ikleyn(52902) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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a + 3a = 336 4a = 336 a = 336/4 = 84. ANSWER

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