Question

Tickets to a concert cost $50 for each orchestra seat and $40 for each

balcony seat. If 1,500 tickets were sold to earn $69,000, how many
orchestra-seat tickets were sold?
A
600
B 750
h
900
1,380

Answer 1

H. the number of orchestra seat is 900

Explanation:

Step one:

let the number of orchestra seat be x

and balcony seat be y

cost of orchestra= $50 each

cost of balcony =$40 each

total tickets= 1500

x+y= 1500----------1

amount earned= $69000

50x+40y=69000--------2

The system of equation for the situation is

x+y= 1500----------1

50x+40y=69000--------2

from 1, x=1500-y

put this in equation 2

50(1500-y)+40y=69000

75000-50y+40y=69000

-10y=69000-75000

-10y=-6000

divide both sides by -10

y=-6000/-10

y=600

put y= 600 in equation 1

x+600= 1500

x=1500-600

x=900