document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=255248>Question 255248</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #187517 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=palanisamy><B>palanisamy(496)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=palanisamy><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=187517\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the number of adult tickets = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the number of student tickets = 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total tickets   x+3x = 416<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                  4x = 416<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                   x = 416/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                   x = 104<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore the number of adult tickets sold is 104     </SPAN>\n" );
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