Tickets Sold Fraction

The salesman had several tickets. He sold a third to the first customer and a third to the others. He has six tickets left. How many did he initially have?

Final Answer:

x =  13.5

Step-by-step explanation:


x/3 + (x-x/3)/3 + 6 = x

1.333333x = 18


x = 18/1.33333333 = 13.5

x = 27/2 = 13.5

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