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A broadway theater has 600 seats, divided into orchestra, main, and balcony seating. Orchestra seats sell for $40, main seats for $25, and balcony seats for $20. If all the seats are sold, the gross revenue to the theater is $15,800. If all the main and balcony seats are sold, but only half the orchestra seats are sold, the gross revenue is $13,400.
There are ____ Orchestra Seats, ____ main seats, and ___ balcony seats.

Transcribed Image Text:A Broadway theater has 600 seats, divided into orchestra, main, and balcony seating. Orchestra seats sell for $40, main seats for $25, and balcony seats for $20. If all the seats are sold, the gross revenue to the theater is $15,800. If all the main and balcony seats are sold, but only half the orchestra seats are sold, the gross
revenue is $13,400. How many are there of each kind of seat?
There are
orchestra seats,
main seats, and
balcony seats.
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