SOLUTION: 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 ticke

Question 958583: 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?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A=number of adult tickets; C=number of child tickets=(1/3)A
A+C=500 Substitute for C
A+(1/3)A=500
4/3A=500 Multiply each side by 3/4.
A=375 ANSWER: There were 375 adult tickets sold.
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