The St. James Theater is one of the largest theaters in New York City, with a seating capacity of 1600. They sell two different types of tickets, pre-sale and at-the-door. This combination of seats can be represented by the equation x + y = 1600. If the theater is sold out, choose the combination below that is not a possible combination of pre-sale and at-the-door tickets.

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anonymous · Answer

What are the answer choices?

anonymous · Answer

Pre-sale: 1200, At-the-door: 400 

 Pre-sale: 522, At-the-door: 1078 

 Pre-sale: 847, At-the-door: 700 

 Pre-sale: 1600, At-the-door: 0

anonymous · Answer

847 + 700 = 1547. If the theatre is sold out, the total number of tickets has to equal 1600. Therefore, the third choice is the correct answer, because the total number of tickets does not equal 1600. Hope that helps!

anonymous · Answer

thanks