SOLUTION: A total of 303 tickets were sold for the school play. The number of student tickets sold was two times the number of adult tickets sold . How many adult tickets were sold? I figur

Question 174129: A total of 303 tickets were sold for the school play. The number of student tickets sold was two times the number of adult tickets sold . How many adult tickets were sold?
I figured it out that were 99 adult tickets sold-but I don't think that is right.Can somebody help me figure thi out? Thanks in advance, Judy
Found 2 solutions by checkley77, Mathtut:
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
S=2A
S+A=303
2A+A=303
3A=30
A=303/3
A=101 ANS. FOR THE NUMBER OF ADULT TICKETS SOLD.
S=2*101
S=202 ANS. FOR THE NUMBER OF STUDENT TICKETS SOLD.
pROOFl:
101+202=303
303=303
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
hello Judy.
:
lets call the number of students and adult tickets sold s and a
:
s+a=303.....eq 1
s=2a........eq 2
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plug value of s in eq 2, which is 2a, into eq 1
:
2a+a=303
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3a=303
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adult tickets sold........so you were close...lol
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student tickets sold
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