Question

12. CONCERT A concert venue surveyed

680 concert attendees about the concession
stand. Of those that visited the concession
stand, 527 said the concession stand prices
are excessive, and the remaining 44 did not.
Write an equation to find the number of
attendees a who did not visit the concession
stand. (Lesson 1-1)

Answer 1

Solving a linear equation, we will see that 109 attendees did not visit the concession stand.

How to find the number of attendees who did not visit the concession stand?

First, we know that the total number of surveyed people is 680.

Of these 680, we know that:

• 527 said that the concession stand prices are excessive.
• 44 said that the concession stand prices are not excessive.
• x did not visit the concession stand.

Now, the 3 numbers above should add up to the total number of surveyed people.

527 + 44 + x = 680

Solving that linear equation for x:

x = 680 - 527 - 44 = 109

We conclude that the number of attendees who did not visit the concession stand is 109.