SOLUTION: An auditorium has 550 balcony seats and 1800 main- level seats. If tickets for balcony seats will cost 20 dollars less than tickets for main- level seats, what should the prices be

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Question 1145870: An auditorium has 550 balcony seats and 1800 main- level seats. If tickets for balcony seats will cost 20 dollars less than tickets for main- level seats, what should the prices be for each type of ticket so that the total revenue from a sellout performance will be 97,100?
Answer by ikleyn(52878)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let x be price for a main-level seat (in dollars, of source).


The the price for the balcony seat is (x-20) dollars, according to the condition.


The equation for the revenue is


    1800*x + 550*(x-20) = 97100  dollars.


From the equation, express x and calculate


    x =  = 46   dollars.


ANSWER.  46 dollars for each main-level seat and  46-20 = 26 dollars for each balcony seat.


CHECK.  46*1800 + 26*550 = 97100 dollars.   ! Precisely correct !

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