The arena has come to an agreement with the Sleaford Rockers to pay them according to this formula:

b =

tp - (s + 2 000)

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• b is band payment
• t is ticket sales
• p is ticket price
• s is security cost

How much will the Sleaford Rockers get paid if they sell 8 000 tickets at $12 each and the security cost is $4 000?

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