SOLUTION: The cost of hiring a venue is $600 plus $65 per person for food and drink for a five hour event. Tickets to the event are sold for $100 each. 1. Form equations to match this inf

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Question 1047206: The cost of hiring a venue is $600 plus $65 per person for food and drink for a five hour event. Tickets to the event are sold for $100 each.
1. Form equations to match this information where V is the total venue cost, n is the number of people and C is the total cost of ticket sales.
This question has really confused me, it would be much appreciated.

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's worded in a confusing way.
I think that the venue, here is everything
besides the ticket sales, so:

and

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What's confusing is they are calling everything "cost",
but is a cost and is income received
( from the point of view of those running the event )

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