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23 November, 04:28

A total of 697 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 53 fewer student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?

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  1. 23 November, 08:18
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    Let x = number of adult tickets sold

    Let x-53 = number of student tickets sold

    x + x - 53 = 697

    2x - 53 = 697.

    Add 53 to both sides to get:

    2x = 750

    Divide both sides by 2 to get:

    x = 375

    375 adult tickets were sold.
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