SOLUTION: Assume 200 students attend a dance. It costs $350 plus $1.25 for each ticket sold. What is the cost per ticket you need to cover your expenses?

Question 253338: Assume 200 students attend a dance. It costs $350 plus $1.25 for each ticket sold. What is the cost per ticket you need to cover your expenses?
Found 2 solutions by hokies, richwmiller:
Answer by hokies(65) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Total Cost = 350+1.25*200 = 600
Cost per ticket = 600 / 200 = $3 per ticket
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This was part of more complicated problem in the last weeks.
350=1.25*x
He needs to charge at least $1.75 if only 200 attend the dance. to the 350

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