Problema Solution
A total of
288
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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let
s = the number of student tickets sold
a = the number of adult tickets sold
A total of 288 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets.
a + s = 288
The number of student tickets sold was two times the number of adult tickets sold.
s = 2a
by solving the system of equations:
a + s = 288
s = 2a
we find:
a = 96 adult tickets
s = 192 student tickets
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there were 96 adult tickets sold.