A radio station gave away 184 tickets to a concert. They gave away 3 times as many tickets to listeners as to employees. How many tickets did they give away to employees? A.
92 tickets
B.
138 tickets
C.
74 tickets
D.
46 tickets

D

Step-by-step explanation:

total=184 tickets

listeners= x tickets

employees=y tickets

184=x+y

x=3y

plug x into the first equation.

184=3y+y

184=4y

184/4=46

y=46

now plug y into the second equation

x=3(46)

x=138

the listeners got 138 tickets, and the employees got 46 tickets.