SOLUTION: A club agreed to buy at least 250 tickets for a theatre party. If it agreed to buy 80 less orchestra tickets than balcony tickets, what was the least number of balcony tickets it c

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Question 113355: A club agreed to buy at least 250 tickets for a theatre party. If it agreed to buy 80 less orchestra tickets than balcony tickets, what was the least number of balcony tickets it could buy?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = least possible number of orchestra tickets
250 - x = least possible number of balcony tickets
%28250+-+x%29+-+x+=+80
250+-+2x+=+80
2x+=+170
x+=+85
250+-+x+=+165
So, the least number of balcony tickets is 165