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It cost $730 to put on the school play. How many tickets must be sold at $6 apiece in order to make a profit?

 Oct 8, 2014

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Let x be the number of tickets sold

So, the total amount of money we take in = price per ticket x number sold

And we want to make more than $730

So we have

$6x > 730  divide both sides by 6

x > about 121.66 tickets or 122 tickets

 

 Oct 8, 2014
 #1
avatar+128053 
+10
Best Answer

Let x be the number of tickets sold

So, the total amount of money we take in = price per ticket x number sold

And we want to make more than $730

So we have

$6x > 730  divide both sides by 6

x > about 121.66 tickets or 122 tickets

 

CPhill Oct 8, 2014

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