Adult and student tickets to the high school basketball game are sold each week. For every to adult tickets, seven student tickets are sold. How many total tickets were sold if 92 adult tickets were sold?
For every 2 adult tickets, 7 student tickets are sold
the ratio of adult tickets to student tickets = 2 to 7 .
num of adult tickets / num of student tickets = 2 / 7
92 / num of student tickets = 2 / 7
num of student tickets / 92 = 7 / 2
num of student tickets = 7 / 2 * 92 = 322
322 + 92 = 414
For every 2 adult tickets, 7 student tickets are sold
the ratio of adult tickets to student tickets = 2 to 7 .
num of adult tickets / num of student tickets = 2 / 7
92 / num of student tickets = 2 / 7
num of student tickets / 92 = 7 / 2
num of student tickets = 7 / 2 * 92 = 322
322 + 92 = 414
Adult tickets = 2/(2+7) = 2/9 of all tickets
2/9 x = 92
x = 414 total tickets sold