Atotal of
428
tickets were sold for the school play. they were either adult tickets or student tickets. there were
72
fewer student tickets sold than adult tickets. how many adult tickets were sold?

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answer: 59

step-by-step explanation:

it's equivalent, so we can say that its equal.

let's call the denominator x and the numerador is 18 less then denominator, x - 18.

multiply

2.x = 5.(x - 18)

2x = 5x - 90

90 = 5x - 2x

90 = 3x

x = 90/3

x = 30

so:

it is b)

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