A total of 764 tickets were sold for the school play. There were 64 more student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?
2007-11-11 19:30:25 · 5 answers · asked by Ballin! 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
350 adult tickets
2007-11-11 19:34:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The way to do this is to take away 64 from 764, because there were 64 more tickets sold to the students.
Now you have left 700.
You only have students and adults to work with, so you divide 700/2 and the answer is 350.
2007-11-12 03:41:22 · answer #2 · answered by SandLady 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the trick in setting up a word problem - is getting
a linear equation to express what you're talking about
let s = student tickets
and a = adult tickets
we have two equations given
a + s = 764
and
a + 64= s
NOW we can substitue to solve for the answer
since we now KNOW what 's' equals
go to our first equation a + s = 764
a + a + 64 = 764
2a + 64 = 764......subtract 64 from both sides
2a = 700
and you have got it from here
all the best
2007-11-12 03:41:38 · answer #3 · answered by tom4bucs 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
350 ADULT TICKETS
THX 4 ZE 2 POINTS
2007-11-12 03:44:37 · answer #4 · answered by tiya b. 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
whatever the first person said!
2007-11-12 03:38:52 · answer #5 · answered by ♥the cute one♥ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋