Question

The ratio of child to teen to adult tickets sold at a water park on Saturday was 4 : 1 : 2. A total of 294 tickets were sold. How many child tickets were sold

Answer 1

The answer is 168.
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Answer 2

168
You add 4, 1, and 2 to get 7. You put 4/7=x/294. Then you use proportions to solve for x. 
7x=1176
x=168