The ninth graders are hosting the next school dance. They would like to make more than $600 profit from selling tickets. The ninth graders estimate that at most 300 students will attend the dance. They will earn $3 for each ticket purchased in advance and $4 for each ticket purchased at the door. Write a system of linear inequalities to represent this situation.

The ninth graders are hosting the next school dance. They would like to make more than $600 profit from selling tickets. The ninth graders estimate that at most 300 students will attend the dance. They will earn $3 for each ticket purchased in advance and $4 for each ticket purchased at the door. Write a system of linear inequalities to represent this situation.

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

18th Edition

ISBN:9780079039897

Author:Carter

Publisher:Carter

Chapter6: Systems Of Linear Equations And Inequalities

Section6.6: Systems Of Inequalities

Problem 44PFA

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