SOLUTION: A total of 811 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 61 more student tickets sold than adult tickets. How man

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Question 1079149: A total of
811
tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were
61
more student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A%2BS=811
.
.
S=A%2B61
.
.
Substituting,
A%2B%28A%2B61%29=811
2A=750
Solve for A then use either equation to solve for S.