Every seat that is sold in the auditorium costs $8.In addition to that, the auditorium makes 300 dollars as a flat rate. If the auditorium made $2772.00, how many seats were sold?
Every seat that is sold in the auditorium costs $8.In addition to that, the auditorium makes 300 dollars as a flat rate. If the auditorium made $2772.00, how many seats were sold?
Let the number of seats sold=S
8S + 300 =2,772.00 subtract 300 from both sides,
8S=2,772.00 - 300=2,472.00- divide both sides by 8
S=2,472.00 / 8
S=309 Seats sold.
