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Question 884558: A total of 395 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 55 fewer student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold? Answer by geetha_rama(94) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be the adult tickets sold and y the students ticket sold
x+y = 395
Also x = y+55 (given 55 lesser student tickets sold than adult ticket)
solving the above 2 equations,
we get y=170 and x=225
No: of adult tickets = 225
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