A movie theater took in 17,500 in ticket sales during the first week of december.The attendence in the first week of January is expected to be triple the amount.Use the four-step plan to find the expected number of people that will attend during the first week in January if tickets cost $5 each.
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2007-10-01 11:07:49 · 2 answers · asked by silver 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
If attendance will triple, there will be $17,500 times 3 in sales, or $52,500. Divide that by $5 to find the number of patrons.
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2007-10-01 11:12:47 · answer #1 · answered by Bruce 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First multiply 17, 500 * 3 =$52,500
$52, 500 was sold in tickets.
52, 500 /5 =10, 500.
The total tickets sold is $10, 500.
2007-10-01 21:14:18 · answer #2 · answered by h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋