The girls had 3 weeks to sell tickets for their play. In the first week, they sold 163 tickets. In the second week they sold 549 tickets and in the third week they sold 276 tickets. How may tickets did they sell in total?
Tickets sold in the first week = 163
Tickets sold in the second week = 549
Tickets sold in the third week = 276
Total number of tickets sold
= 163 + 549 +276
1 1 1 6 3 5 4 9+ 2 7 6––––––––– 9 8 8–––––––––
Therefore, total number of tickets sold = 988