Solve the problem.
-A theatre sells two types of tickets to their plays; children's tickets and adult tickets. For today's performance they have sold a total of 900 tickets. Also, they have sold 4 times as many children's tickets as adult tickets. How
Many children's tickets have they sold?
A) 720
B) 53
C) 716
D) 727

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Let the number of adult tickets sold be x. Then, the number of children's tickets sold is 4x. The total number of tickets sold is x + 4x = 5x = 900. Solving for x gives x = 180 (adult tickets). Therefore, the number of children's tickets sold is 4x = 4*180 = 720.

Solve the Problem. -A Theatre Sells Two Types of Tickets to Their Plays;