Question

Exactly 512 tickets were sold for the talent show at Cypress Middle School. The number of student tickets sold was three times the number of adult tickets sold. How many adult and student tickets were sold?

Answer 1

Number of adult tickets sold = 128

Number of student tickets sold = 384

Explanation:

Given that:

There are two types of tickets:

1. Student tickets

2. Adult tickets

As per the question statement, number of student tickets sold were three times the adult tickets sold.

Let the number of adult tickets sold =
`x`

So, number of students tickets sold =
`3x`

Total number of tickets sold = Number of adult tickets sold + Number of student tickets sold = 512

`\Rightarrow x+3x=512\\\Rightarrow 4x=512\\\Rightarrow x = 128`

Therefore, the answer is:

Number of adult tickets sold = 128

Number of student tickets sold =
`3* 128` = 384