SOLUTION: 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 w

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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?


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Hi

Let x represent the number of tickets

Question states***to break even...

 1540 + 760 + 3.25x = 5.25x

 Solving for x

  2300 = 2x   x = 1150, the number of tickets

CHECKING Your Answer***

 $2300 + $3737.50 = $6037.50