SOLUTION: A total of 676 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 74 fewer student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adult

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Question 1048330: A total of 676 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 74 fewer student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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Simple accounting. Give variables to at least one kind of ticket and write the necessary equations literally according to description.

y, number of adult tickets

Seems easier to also say,
s, number of student tickets

system%28y%2Bs=676%2Cs=y-74%29