A total of 273 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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anonymous · Answer

There were 91 adult tickets sold.
273/3 = 91
91x2 = 182
182+91 = 273

calculusxy · Answer

You can also set up an equation.

Let x = the number of adult tickets
2x = the number of student tickets

2x + x = 273

calculusxy · Answer

Combine the like terms:
2x + x to get 3x

Now you have 3x = 273

Do the division property of equality, to isolate x. 
273/3 = 3x/3
x=91 tickets

anonymous · Answer

Why is there so many guests?

calculusxy · Answer

That was what I was thinking also!

anonymous · Answer

Lol somebody must be making more tabs

one098 · Answer

It's always someone up to annoy us.

anonymous · Answer

Yep :)