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to raise money for the school play, the theater club sold 150 tickets and took in a total of t dollars

if the club had sold 50 tickets more and decreased the ticket price by $1, it would've taken in a total of $900

What was the original ticket price?

2007-01-28 11:24:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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200(t-1)=900
200t - 200 =900
200t = 1100
t= $5.50

2007-01-28 11:30:12 · answer #1 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

(t-1)(150+50)=900
(t-1)=9/2=4.5
t=$5.50

2007-01-28 19:30:38 · answer #2 · answered by lotrgreengrapes7926 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋