A total of
308
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?

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A total of 
308
 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?

anonymous · Answer

@ksanka

anonymous · Answer

a - the number of adult's tickets
then 3a - the number of student's tickets
3a+a=308
4a=308
a=308/4=77

anonymous · Answer

A garden table and a bench cost 
$592
 combined. The garden table costs 
$58
 less than the bench. What is the cost of the bench?

anonymous · Answer

@ksanka  Thanks so much, I have a couple more and i'll be done

anonymous · Answer

ok.
a - the cost of table
a+58 - cost of bench
a+a+58=592
2a+58=592

anonymous · Answer

a=267

anonymous · Answer

this is table, so bench costs: 267+58=325

anonymous · Answer

Alvin is 
11
 years older than Elga. The sum of their ages is 
93
. What is Elga's age?

anonymous · Answer

@ksanka

anonymous · Answer

@ksanka