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A total of 625 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 75 fewer student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?

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350 adult tickets were sold
User MatuDuke
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Answer:

75 less student tickets than adult tickets. The total is 625 tickets. So the student and adult tickets have to equal 625 when added.

Explanation:

Student tickets: 275

Adult tickets: 350

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