Question

A total of 597 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 53 fewer student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?

Answer 1

325

Explanation:

The number of adult tickets sold is half the total plus half the difference, so is ...

... (597 +53)/2 = 325

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You can write an equation for the number of adult tickets (a) as ...

... a + (a -53) = 597

... 2a = 597 +53 . . . . . simplify, add 53

... a = 650/2 = 325 . . divide by 2