Question

a total of 578 tickets were sold for the school play. they were either adult tickets or student tickets. there were 72 fewer students tickets sold that adults how many adult tickets were sold?

Answer 1

325

Explanation:

Let the number of adult tickets = x

Then the number of student tickets is x - 72

The total is x + x - 72.

The total is 578.

x + x - 72 = 578

2x - 72 = 578

2x = 650

x = 325

Answer: 325