Question

A total of 297 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 1

pls help

Answer 2

i think i can help one sec

Answer 3

\[x+2x=297\]

Answer 4

x= number of adult tickets
2x=student tickets(The number of student tickets sold was two times the number of adult tickets sold.)
297=total tickets

Answer 5

add \[2x+1x\]
=3x

Answer 6

\[3x=297\]
then divide by 3

Answer 7

\[x=99\]

Answer 8

thats your final answer

Answer 9

Thank you so much!!

Answer 10

no problem