Thursday, December 10, 2009

Algebra question?

Here's the question:



An opera house is planning to put on a performance and wants to determine its ticket prices. The theater has an orchestra section that holds 550 people, a mezzazine section that holds 140 people, and a balcony that holds 275 people. If they want a balcony seat to cost 20% less than a mezzanine seat, an orchestra seat to cost $5 more than a mezzanine seat, and a full house to bring in $16,400, how much should they charge for each type of seat?



This is what i have so far



x= orchestra seats



y = mezzanine seats



z = balcony seats



550x + 140y + 275z = 16,400



I guess i need two more equations, and this is what i have



z = y - .20



x = y + 5



Is this right? Or am I missing something else? If I do need another equation, what would it be? I plugged these two in, but it did not come out right. Thanks for your time



Algebra question?mr messed up



Here are my equations



550x+140y+275z = 16400



x = 5+y



z = 0.8y



This solves to x = 20, y = 15, z = 12

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