Problema Solution
a total of 691 tickets were sold for the school play. they were either adult tickets or student tickets. there were 59 feweer student tickets sold than adult tickets. how many adult tickets were sold?
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let
a = the number of adult tickets sold
s = the number of student tickets sold
a total of 691 tickets were sold for the school play:
a + s = 691
there were 59 fewer student tickets sold than adult tickets:
s = a - 59
by solving the system of equations:
a + s = 691
s = a - 59
we find:
a = 375 adult tickets
s = 316 student tickets
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there were 375 adult tickets sold.