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In preparation for the school play, the number of adult tickets sold by the ticket office was 5 less than twice the number of children's tickets. They sold 95 adult tickets. How many children's tickets
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In preparation for the school play, the number of adult tickets sold by the ticket office was 5 less than twice the number of children's tickets. They sold 95 adult tickets. How many children's tickets were sold?

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The number of children's tickets sold is x.
The equation for this situation is: 95 = 2x - 5

--> 95 + 5 = 2x
--> 100 = 2x
--> 50 = x
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