document.write( "Question 204418: The drama club is selling tickets to a play for $10 each. The cost to rent the theater and costumes is $500. In addition the printers are charging $1 per ticket to print the tickets. How many tickets must the drama club sell to make a profit?
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The drama club is selling tickets to a play for $10 each.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = no. of tickets required to make a profit
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\n" ); document.write( " revenue - cost = profit
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\n" ); document.write( "10x - 1x - 500 > 0
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\n" ); document.write( "9x > +500
\n" ); document.write( "x > \"500%2F9\"
\n" ); document.write( "x > 55.55 tickets ~ 56 need to be sold to make a profit
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\n" ); document.write( "Check solution, when 56 tickets are sold
\n" ); document.write( "P = 10(56) - 56 - 500
\n" ); document.write( "P = 560 - 56 - 500
\n" ); document.write( "P = $4 profit\r
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