Question

A total of 754 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or student tickets. There were 54 more student tickets sold than adult tickets. How many adult tickets were sold?

Answer 1

Answer: 350

Explanation:

a = adult tickets
s = student tickets

║ a + s = 754
║s = a + 54

Plug s = a + 54 into a + s = 754

a + (a + 54) = 754

a + a + 54 = 754

2a + 54 = 754

2a = 754 - 54 

2a = 700

a = 350

Answer 2

It has to be 700 because 754-54 equals 700 so that means 700 is the answer