SOLUTION: A total of 420 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 ti

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Question 934737: A total of
420
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?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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children + Adult = 420 tickets
x the number of Adult tickets
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2x + x = 420
3x = 420
x = 140 Adult tickets