Question

A total of 592 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 58 fewer student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?

Answer 1

Answer:

 148 adult tickets

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of adult tickets sold is 1/4 of the total:

 (1/4)×592 = 148 . . . adult tickets sold