Question

A total of 622 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?

Answer 1

The number of adult tickets sold is 275.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's denote the number of adult tickets sold as x.

Since there were 72 more student tickets sold than adult tickets, the number of student tickets sold would be x + 72.

According to the question, the total number of tickets sold is 622.

So, we can write the equation as:

1. x + (x + 72) = 622

Simplifying the equation, we get:

1. 2x + 72 = 622
2. 2x = 550
3. x = 275

Therefore, the number of adult tickets sold is 275.