SOLUTION: The school band sells tickets to raise money for a trip. The band spends $236 on food and $200 on the tickets. The band sells each ticket for $15. How many tickets must the band se

Question 830083: The school band sells tickets to raise money for a trip. The band spends $236 on food and $200 on the tickets. The band sells each ticket for $15. How many tickets must the band sell to break even? Round up to the next whole ticket number. PLEASE HELP!!!!
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The school band sells tickets to raise money for a trip.
The band spends $236 on food and $200 on the tickets.
The band sells each ticket for $15.
How many tickets must the band sell to break even?
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let t = no. of tickets required to accomplish this
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Revenue from tickets = total expenses
15t = 256 + 200
15t = 456
t = 456/15
t = 30.4, round up to 31 tickets to cover the expenses
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check this 31 * 15 = $465, a slight profit
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