Question

A total of 438 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 62 fewer student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?

Answer 1

a + s = 394 total tickets sold is 394 s = a - 56 56 fewer student tickets than adult substitute a-56 in place of s in 1st equation and solve for a a + (a - 56) = 394 2a - 56 = 394 2a = 450 a = 225 adult tickets sold s = a-56 = 169 student tickets sold

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