Question

A total of 631 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 69 fewer students tickets sold then adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?

Answer 1

Define adult and student tickets
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Let the number of adult tickets be x
Adult tickets = x
Student tickets = x + 69


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Form equation and solve for x
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x + x + 69 = 569
2x + 69 = 569 ← Combine like terms
2x = 569 - 69 ← Subtract 69 from both sides
2x = 500
x = 250 ← Divide by 2 to find x

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Find the number of adult tickets and student tickets
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Adult tickets = x = 250
Student tickets = x + 69 = 319

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Answer: Adult tickets = 250 ; Student tickets = 319