Show that a/(b+1) - a/(b+1)^2 can be written as ab/(b+1)^2

The total ticket sales for a high school basketball game were $2,260. the ticket price for students were $2.25 less than the adult ticket price. the number of adult tickets sold was 230, and the number of student tickets sold was 180. what was the price of an adult ticket?

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Set up and solve a proportion for the following application problem. if 55 pounds of grass seed cover 404 square feet, how many pounds are needed for 7272 square feet?