SOLUTION: there are 840 tickets available for a concert 1/7 of these tickets have not been sold How many of the tickets have been sold?

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Question 1145694: there are 840 tickets available for a concert 1/7 of these tickets have not been sold
How many of the tickets have been sold?

Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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1 - 1/7 = 7/7 - 1/7 = 6/7
6/7 * 840 = 720 tickets sold.