A total of
640
tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were
60
fewer student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?

Question

A total of 
640
 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 
60
 fewer student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?

anonymous · Answer

@ksanka

anonymous · Answer

a - number of adult tickets
a - 60 - number of student tickets
a+a-60=640
2a=700
a=350

anonymous · Answer

350 adult tickets

triciaal · Answer

@ksanka 
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