A total of 613 tickets were sold for the school play They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 63 more student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?

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A total of 613 tickets were sold for the school play They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 63 more student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?

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a+s=613
a+63=s
Use substition method
a+(a+63)=613
2a+63=613
2a=550
a=275
Final answer: 275 adult tickets

Stoobish answered Nov 29, 2018

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