SOLUTION: A total of 336 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 tick

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Question 1146796: A total of 336 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?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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y of the adult tickets
3y of the student tickets

y%2B3y=336

y=84

Answer by ikleyn(52889) About Me  (Show Source):
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a + 3a = 336


4a     = 336


 a     = 336/4 = 84.     ANSWER