document.write( "Question 1172599: The drama club is putting on a play, but they have to rent the auditorium for $500 in order to put on the show. In order to make a profit from the show, the club decides to charge $12 per ticket. How do I write and equation to represent the profit the club will make as a function of the number of tickets they will sell? \n" ); document.write( "

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The drama club is putting on a play, but they have to rent the auditorium for $500 in order to put on the show.
\n" ); document.write( "In order to make a profit from the show, the club decides to charge $12 per ticket.
\n" ); document.write( " How do I write and equation to represent the profit the club will make as a function of the number of tickets they will sell?
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\n" ); document.write( "let x = no. of tickets sold
\n" ); document.write( "P(x) = profit
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\n" ); document.write( "P(x) = 12x - 500
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\n" ); document.write( "Of course if x is less than 42, it will be negative, (a loss) \n" ); document.write( "

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