A total of 532 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.

Question

how many tickets were sold?

Answer 1

Let's assume the number of adult tickets sold is x. Since the number of student tickets sold was three times that of adult tickets sold, the number of student tickets sold would be 3 * x, or 3x.

We know that the total number of tickets sold is 532, so we can write the equation:

x + 3x = 532,

Where x is the number of adult tickets sold.

Combining like terms, we get:

4x = 532

Dividing both sides by 4, we find:

x = 532 / 4

x = 133

So, the number of adult tickets sold is 133. Since the number of student tickets sold is three times the number of adult tickets sold, the number of student tickets sold would be:

3x = 3 * 133

= 399

The number of student tickets sold is 399.

So, to answer the question, 133 adult tickets and 399 student tickets were sold for the school play.