A total of 562 tickets were sold for the school play. They were either adult tickets or students tickets. There were 62 more student tickets sold than adult tick. how many adult tickets were sold?

Answer: there were 250 adult tickets sold.

explanation: write an equation for this problem.

x + (x + 62) = 562

keep in mind that x is the number of adult tickets, and (x + 62) is the number of student tickets.

now solve.

x + (x + 62) = 562.

2x + 62 = 562

2x = 562

x = 250