The Alan Company bought 80 tickets for a jazz concert. After giving away 20 tickets to customers, the company sold the rest to employees at half the purchase price. If the company absorbed a $1000 loss on all the tickets, how much did an employee pay for a ticket?
A.$10 B.$12 C.$15 D.$1
2006-10-23 13:27:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
$10
each tix cost $20
20x 20 free ones=$400 giveaways
that leaves 60 tickets @ 1/2 cost =$600 or $10/ticket
$400+$600=$1000 loss
2006-10-23 13:45:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the company sold 80 at 20.they would have made 1600. as it was they sold 60 at ten and earned 600 a loss of 1000.00 .So A. is the answer.
2006-10-23 20:45:55 · answer #2 · answered by errol 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe A is the answer
2006-10-23 20:30:42 · answer #3 · answered by shamu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a would definately be the answer.
2006-10-23 20:41:22 · answer #4 · answered by ☺collia☺ PaRtY LiKe tInKeRbElL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no cheating in math! and you plagerized.
2006-10-23 20:30:26 · answer #5 · answered by Grilled cheese lover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋