SOLUTION: A total of 378 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. The number of student tickets sold was two times the number of adult ticke

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Question 909601: A total of 378 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. The number of student tickets sold was two times the number of adult tickets sold. How many adult tickets were sold?
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A + S = 378
S = 2A
A + (2A) = 378
3A = 378
A = 126
If A is 126, then S is twice that, or 252
126 + 252 = 278