A radio station had 170 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?
e = employee tickets
4e + e = 170
5e = 170
e = 170/5
e = ?
The answer is 34.
34
To solve this problem, we need to set up an equation. Let's say that the number of tickets given away to employees is represented by "x." We know that the radio station gave away 4 times as many tickets to listeners as to employees, so the number of tickets given away to listeners is 4x.
The total number of tickets given away is the sum of the tickets given away to employees and listeners, which is x + 4x = 170.
Combining like terms, we get 5x = 170.
To find the value of x, we divide both sides of the equation by 5: x = 170 / 5 = 34.
Therefore, the radio station gave away 34 tickets to employees.