SOLUTION: A total of 568 tickets were sold for the school play they were either adult ticket of student tickets. the number of student tickets sold was three times the number of adult ticke

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Question 1155799: A total of 568 tickets were sold for the school play they were either adult ticket of student tickets. the number of student tickets sold was three times the number of adult tickets sold. how many adult tickets were sold
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the number of student tickets sold was three times the number of adult tickets sold.
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y, number of adult tickets
3y, number of student tickets

3y%2By=568------------solve for y.