SOLUTION: Hi this is my problem 16. the high school chorus held a spagetti dinner to raise money the food served costs 342.82 the drinks served costs 82.71 if 580.00 was collected from ticke

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Question 698251: Hi this is my problem 16. the high school chorus held a spagetti dinner to raise money the food served costs 342.82 the drinks served costs 82.71 if 580.00 was collected from ticket sales how much profit was made? Oh and I have to thranslate each sentance into an equation then solve
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let their costs = +C+
Let their profit = +P+
Let their income from ticket sales = +I+
The 1st sentence says
+C+=+342.82+%2B+82.71+
+C+=+425.53+
The 2nd sentence says
+I+=+580+
The 3rd sentence asks for the profit, +P+
+P+=+I+-+C+
+P+=+580+-+425.53+
+P+=+154.47+