Question

The school band sells tickets to raise money for a trip. The band spends $236 on food and $200 on the tickets. The band sells each ticket for $15. How many tickets must the band sell to break even? Round up to the next whole ticket number.

A. 13 tickets
B. 16 tickets
C. 30 tickets
D. 29.07 tickets

Answer 1

30 tickets

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C

Answer 2

D., Because 29 x 15 is 435 but if you throw the .07 in the mix you'll have 436.05 which breaks even.