document.write( "Question 1172789: A total of 372 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? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x be the number of adult tickets.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the number of the student tickets is 3x, according to the condition.\r\n" );
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document.write( "For the total tickets, you have this equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x + 3x = 372.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and find x\r\n" );
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document.write( "     4x    = 372\r\n" );
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document.write( "      x    = 372/4 = 93.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  93 adult tickets.\r\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK.   93 + 3*93 = 372, total tickets.   ! Correct !\r\n" );
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