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A total of 444 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?

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texaschic101
a + s = 444
s = 2a

a + 2a = 444
3a = 444
a = 444/3
a = 148 <== adults

s = 2a
s = 2(148)
s = 296 ...students
irspow
s=2a

a+s=444, using s from above

a+2a=444

3a=444

a=148

148 adult tickets were sold...

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