A total of 822 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 72 more student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?

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A total of 822 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 72 more student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?

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375 adult tickets were sold

822= x+(x+72)
-72 -72
750= 2x
/2 /2
375= x

Thsorens answered Mar 13, 2019

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