Question

Students must purchase a ticket to attend the show. the committee wants to

have $500 remaining from ticket sales, after paying for equipment, lighting,
and costumes.

the tickets will cost $5.60 for each ticket, and the committee expects to sell
as many tickets as there are seats available.

what is the greatest amount of money, in dollars, the committee can spend
on equipment and costumes?

Answer 1

The total number of seats is also needed to answer the question.

Explanation:

For example, if there were 100 seats the committee would make $560 in all, therefore having $60 to spend on equipment and costumes.