Answer:there were 80 more tickets sold for balcony seats than for orchestra seats
Explanation:
Step 1
Let number of tIcket for balcony be represented as x
and
Number of tickets for orchestra seat be represented as y such that the total number pf tickets sol;d would be
X+ Y = 300--- equation 1
And the cost for $4.00 for a balcony seat and $7.50 for an orchestra seat totalling ticket sales of $1,585 be represented as
4x + 7.50y = 1585----- equation 2
Step 2
X+ Y = 300--- equation 1
4x + 7.50y = 1585----- equation 2
Multiplying equation 1 by 4 and subtracting from equation2
4x + 7.50y = 1585
-4x+4y= 1200
3.50y =385
y =385/3.50
y=110
To find x, when y=110
X+ Y = 300--- equation 1
x+110=300
x= 300-110= 190 tickets
balcony seats tickets = 190
orchestra seats tickets = 110
Therefore, there were 80 more tickets sold for balcony seats than for orchestra seats