SOLUTION: A total of 704 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 54 more student tickets sold an adult tickets. How many adult ti

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Question 1046633: A total of 704 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 54 more student tickets sold an adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?
Found 3 solutions by ewatrrr, stanbon, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source):
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Let n represent adult tickets sold: (n+54) the student tickets sold
(n+54) + n = 704
2n = 650
n = 325 adult tickets sold
AND
325 + 379 = 704 CHECKS

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
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A total of 704 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 54 more student tickets sold an adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?
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a + s = 704
s = a + 54
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Substitute for "s" and solve for "a":
a + a+54 = 704
2a = 650
a = 325 (# of adult tickets sold)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source):
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s student tickets
y adult tickets

using simple substitution