A total of 447 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?

Respuesta :

Answer:

adult ticket = x

students ticket = 2x + x = 447

group like terms

2x + x =447

divide both side by 2

2x ÷ 2 = 447 ÷ 2

x= 22.3

number of tickets sold

Answer:

149

Step-by-step explanation:

Adult ticket = x

Let the student ticket be 2x

2x + x = 447

3x = 447

x = 447/3

x = 149