document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=228977>Question 228977</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the alan company bout 80 tickets for a jazz conert. after giving away 20 tickets to customers, the company sold the rest to emplyees at half of the purchase price. if the company absorbed a $1000 loss on all tickets, how much did an emplyee pay for a ticket? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #169867 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JenniferTutors><B>JenniferTutors(83)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JenniferTutors><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=JenniferTutors><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=169867\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In this problem, if the tickets cost $20 a piece, and they bought 80 then the company would have spent $1,600.  Now if they gave 20 way, then they only have 60 left to sell. At half price equaling $10, multiplied by 60, equals $600 profit.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now with a $1600 being spent on tickets and they only gained $600 profit from selling the rest to the employees for half price, their loss equals $1000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each ticket= $20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Employee paid= $10 </SPAN>\n" );
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