A Broadway theater has 500 seats, divided into orchestra, main, and balcony seating. Orchestra seats sell for $50, main seats for $35, and balcony seats for $25. If all the seats are sold, the gross revenue to the theater is $17,600. If all themain and balcony seats are sold, but only half the orchestra seats are sold, the gross revenue is $15,100. How many are there of each kind of seat?There are orchestra seats,main seats, andbalcony seats.

Given: A Broadway theater has 500 seats. Orchestra seats sell for $50, main seats for $35, and…

A Broadway theater has 500 seats, divided into orchestra, main, and balcony seating. Orchestra seats sell for $50, main seats for $35, and balcony seats for $25. If all the seats are sold, the gross revenue to the theater is $17,600. If al main and balcony seats are sold, but only half the orchestra seats are sold, the gross revenue is $15,100. How many are there of each kind of seat? There are orchestra seats, main seats, and balcony seats.

A Broadway theater has 500 seats, divided into orchestra, main, and balcony seating. Orchestra seats sell for $50, main seats for $35, and balcony seats for $25. If all the seats are sold, the gross revenue to the theater is $17,600. If al main and balcony seats are sold, but only half the orchestra seats are sold, the gross revenue is $15,100. How many are there of each kind of seat? There are orchestra seats, main seats, and balcony seats.

College Algebra

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305115545

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter9: Counting And Probability

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