Question

THERE ARE 750 PEOPLE at a play. box seats cost $45 per person and general admission seats cost $30 per person. the total receipts were $26,175. find the number of box seats sold.

Answer 1

so x*30+(750-x)*45 = 26175. solve this to get x = 505 people with general admission, and thus 245 with box seats.

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Answer 2

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