SOLUTION: A total of 489 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 61 fewer student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adu
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Question 729977: A total of 489 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 61 fewer student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+x-61=489
2x=489+61
x=550/2
x=275 adults
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