Answer:
168
Step-by-step explanation:
The first equation given as [tex]10.50a+3.75b=2071.50[/tex]
Where a is the number of adults and b is the number of students
Since, the number of students are given as 82, we can plug 82 into b and then do algebra and solve for a (shown below):
[tex]10.50a+3.75b=2071.50\\10.50a+3.75(82)=2071.50\\10.50a+307.5=2071.50\\10.50a=2071.50-307.5\\10.50a=1764\\a=\frac{1764}{10.50}\\a=168[/tex]
Thus, 168 adult tickets were sold