Question

a total of 565 tickets were sold for the school play. they were either adult or student tickets. there were 65 more student tickets sold more than adult. how many adult tickets were sold?

Answer 1

To find the answer,let y be the amount of adult tickets sold.

The amount of student tickets sold would then be: y+65

We can then set up the equation:
(y+65)+y = 565
2y+65=565
2y=565-65
2y=500
y=500/2
y=250

Thus 250 adult tickets were sold.

Hope ot helps!

Answer 2

Hello!

Let's write this as an equation.

2a+65=565

Now we solve. We subtract 65 from both sides.

2a=500

We divide both sides by 2.

a=250

Therefore, 250 adult tickets were sold.

I hope this helps!