a total of 499 tickets were sold for the school playThey were either adult tickets or student tickets There were 51 fewer student tickets sold than adult tickets How many adult tickets were sold

a total of 499 tickets were sold for the school playThey were either adult tickets or student tickets There were 51 fewer student tickets sold than adult tickets How many adult tickets were sold
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If A is the number of adult tickets then the number of student tickets is A-51 and the sum of these is 499, so A+A-51=499, 2A=499+51=550, and A=275. The number of adult tickets is 275.

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