document.write( "Question 1159415: In a baseball stadium, there are three types of seats available. Box seats are $9, reserved seats are $6, and lawn seats are $4. The stadium capacity is 4000. If all the seats are sold, the total revenue to the club is $25,240.If one half of the box seats sold, one half of the reserved seats are sold, and all the lawn seats are sold, the total revenue is $15,760. How many of each kind of seat are there? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #782432 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! B+R+L=4000 \n" ); document.write( "9B+6R+4L=25240 \n" ); document.write( "4.5B+3R+4L=15760, since half the seats of one type is half the money, even if the number is unknown. \n" ); document.write( "multiply the last by -2 and add to the second \n" ); document.write( "-9B-6R-8L=-31520 \n" ); document.write( "-4L=-6280 \n" ); document.write( "L=1570 lawn seats or $6280 revenue \n" ); document.write( "B+R=2430 \n" ); document.write( "9B+6R+6280=25240 or \n" ); document.write( "9B+6R=18960, multiply the B+R equation by -6 and add \n" ); document.write( "-6B-6R=-14580 \n" ); document.write( "3B=4380 \n" ); document.write( "B=1460 box seats or $13140 if all sold \n" ); document.write( "R=2430-1460=970 reserved seats or $5820 if all sold \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(B, R, L)=(1460, 970, 1570) \n" ); document.write( " |