Problema Solution
The number of students attending the fall play was 150 fewer than three times the number of adults. Together students and adults purchased 1778 tickets. How many students attended the fall play?
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let
s = the number of the students
a = the number of the adults
The number of students attending the fall play was 150 fewer than three times the number of adults:
s = 3a - 150
Together students and adults purchased 1778 tickets:
s + a = 1778
by solving the system of equations:
s = 3a - 150
s + a = 1778
we find:
s = 1296 students
a = 482 adults
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1296 students attended the play.