Question

A total of 330 tickets were sold for the school play. They were 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

there were 110 adult tickets sold and 220 students tickets sold

Explanation:

a+s=330

2a=s

a+2a=330

3a=330

330/3=a

110=a

330-110=s

s=220

Answer 2

223 tickets were sold