document.write( "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?
\n" ); document.write( "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 \n" ); document.write( "

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hello Judy.
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\n" ); document.write( "lets call the number of students and adult tickets sold s and a
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\n" ); document.write( "s+a=303.....eq 1
\n" ); document.write( "s=2a........eq 2
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\n" ); document.write( "plug value of s in eq 2, which is 2a, into eq 1
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\n" ); document.write( "2a+a=303
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\n" ); document.write( "3a=303
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28a=101%29\"$ adult tickets sold........so you were close...lol
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28s=2a=2%28101%29=202%29\"$ student tickets sold \n" ); document.write( "

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