document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1204516>Question 1204516</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  The school drama club wants to organize an event at the local community theatre. However, it will cost $325 to rent out the theatre for the night, plus it costs $35<BR>\n" );
document.write( " per seat. If they sell every seat, then each person will pay a total of $40<BR>\n" );
document.write( ", which includes the rental costs and their seat. Write and solve an equation to determine the answer to the following question: How many seats are in the theatre?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A)40 seats<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)55 seats<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)65 seats<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)80 seats </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Formally....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x be the number of seats.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total cost for renting the theater is $325 plus $35 for each seat: 325+35x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The money collected is $40 per seat: 40x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If all seats are sold, the cost of renting the theater will be covered:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "325+35x = 40x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "325 = 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 325/5 = 65<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 65 seats<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can get good mental exercise solving the problem informally, using virtually the same calculations.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each seat costs $35, and each person pays $40 for a seat.  That means each person pays $5 more than the cost of the seat.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Selling all the seats means that extra $5 per seat covers the $325 cost of renting the theater, so the number of seats is $325/$5 = 65.<br><BR>\n" );
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