document.write( "Question 408141: At the local ballpark, the team charges $5.25 for each ticket and averages $620 of income per game from concessions. The team must pay its players a total of $1540 and all other workers a total of $760. Each fan gets a free bat, which costs the team $3.25 per bat. How many tickets must be sold for the team to break even on holding a game?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #287591 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Hi
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document.write( "Let x represent the number of tickets
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document.write( "Question states***to break even...
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document.write( " 1540 + 760 + 3.25x = 5.25x
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document.write( " Solving for x
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document.write( "  2300 = 2x   x = 1150, the number of tickets
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document.write( "CHECKING Your Answer***
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document.write( " $2300 + $3737.50 = $6037.50 \n" );
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