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Algebra practice question

Two fifths of the tickets for a show plus 6 more tickets is the same number as half of the tickets. How many tickets are there in total?

Answer: 60

2t/5 + 6 = t/2 gives 6 = t/10, so t = 60.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 6
6 is the extra tickets.
If you answered 12
12 halves 24 and errs; the difference of the fractions is one tenth, not one half.
If you answered 30
30 is half the tickets.

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