A total of 817 tickets were sold for the play. They were either adult or student tickets. There were 67 more student tickets sol

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d than adults. How many adult tickets were sold?

2 answers:

sesenic [268] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-18T10:44:11+03:00

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375.

817 minus 67 = 750÷2=375

hammer [34] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-18T09:12:45+03:00

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Answer:

375

Step-by-step explanation:

"817 tickets were sold"

a and s are the number of adults and students, respectively.

a+s = 817

s = 817-a

"67 more student tickets sold than adults"

s = a+67

817-a = a+67

750 = 2a

a = 375