SOLUTION: Steve and Kate had 2406 concert tickets to sell altogether. Steve sold 128 fewer concerts tickets than Kate. How many concert ticket did Steve sell?

Question 1045622: Steve and Kate had 2406 concert tickets to sell altogether. Steve sold 128 fewer concerts tickets than Kate. How many concert ticket did Steve sell?

Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let S be Steve and K be Kate (you can use x and y or any other letter you wish):
:
S+K = 2406 (1)
S = K-128 (2)
Substitute in (1):
K-128+K = 2406
2K = 2534
K = 1267 This is how many tickets Kate sold. And:
S = K-128 = 1267-128 = 1139 This is how many tickets Steve sold.
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