Question

A radio station had 230 tickets to a concert. They gave away 4 times as many tickets to listeners as to employees. How many tickets did they give away to employees?

Answer 1

$\sf\underline{Step-by-step \: explanation}$

Let the number of tickets given to the employs be x

Then, the listeners being 4 times will have the tickets as 4x

According to the question,

4x + x = 230

5x = 230

x = 46

The number of tickets the employs got = $\bold{46}$

Because, As the employs got x tickets, so x = 48

The number of tickets listeners got = $\bold{184}$

Because as the listeners got 4 times the tickets, So they were 4x. So, 4x = 4 × 46 which is 184.