Question
roberta sold fifty tickets for the school play. Roberta sold ten more student tickets than adult tickets. How many tickets did roberta sell?
Answers
Jen
She sold 50 tickets. You already said that.
Henry
X-Adult tickets,
(x + 10) Student tickets.
x + (x + 10) = 50 tickets,
2x + 10 = 50,
2x = 50 - 10,
2x = 40,
x = 2o.
(x + 10) = 20 + 10 = 30.
(x + 10) Student tickets.
x + (x + 10) = 50 tickets,
2x + 10 = 50,
2x = 50 - 10,
2x = 40,
x = 2o.
(x + 10) = 20 + 10 = 30.