A concert promoter needs to make $42,000 from the sale of 1800 tickets. The promoter charges $20
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A concert promoter needs to make $42,000 from the sale of 1800 tickets. The promoter charges $20 for some tickets and $30 for the others. Let x represent the number of $20 tickets and y represent the number of $30 tickets.
(a) Write an equation that states that the sum of the tickets sold is 1800.
(b) How much money is received from the sale of $20 tickets?
(c) How much money is received from the sale of $30 tickets?
(d) Write an equation that states that the total amount received from the sale is $42,000.
(e) Solve the equations simultaneously to find how many tickets of each type must be sold to yield the $42,000?
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Mathematical Applications for the Management Life and Social Sciences
ISBN: 978-1305108042
11th edition
Authors: Ronald J. Harshbarger, James J. Reynolds
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