SOLUTION: A total of 805 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 55 more student tickets sold than adult tickets. How man

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Question 910566:
A total of 805 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 55 more student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

student 430
adult 375
x+x+55=805
2x=750
x=375
x+55=430