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A rock band is holding a concert and selling tickets. All of the ticke [#permalink] New post   03 Jul 2019, 00:48
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A rock band is holding a concert and selling tickets. All of the tickets will either be premium seating OR allow backstage access after the event. They will sell 1,200 premium seating tickets and 500 that will allow backstage access. If 150 of the tickets will both be premium seating and allow backstage access, how many total tickets will they sell?

A. 1,400
B. 1,450
C. 1,500
D. 1,550
E. 1,600
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A rock band is holding a concert and selling tickets. All of the ticke [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 03 Jul 2019, 07:28
Total Tickets = 1200+500-150+0= 1550

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Re: A rock band is holding a concert and selling tickets. All of the ticke [#permalink] New post   03 Jul 2019, 00:57
----------------------Premium----------------------Premium----------------------------Total


Backstage-------------150-----------------------------350-------------------------------500


Backstage--------------1050-----------------------------0------------------------------1050


Total-------------------1200---------------------------350-------------------------------1550

Answer is (D)

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Re: A rock band is holding a concert and selling tickets. All of the ticke [#permalink] New post   03 Jul 2019, 03:03
Bunuel wrote:
A rock band is holding a concert and selling tickets. All of the tickets will either be premium seating OR allow backstage access after the event. They will sell 1,200 premium seating tickets and 500 that will allow backstage access. If 150 of the tickets will both be premium seating and allow backstage access, how many total tickets will they sell?

A. 1,400
B. 1,450
C. 1,500
D. 1,550
E. 1,600



Total (as Shown) = 1550

IMO Option D

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Re: A rock band is holding a concert and selling tickets. All of the ticke [#permalink] New post   03 Jul 2019, 07:26
Bunuel wrote:
A rock band is holding a concert and selling tickets. All of the tickets will either be premium seating OR allow backstage access after the event. They will sell 1,200 premium seating tickets and 500 that will allow backstage access. If 150 of the tickets will both be premium seating and allow backstage access, how many total tickets will they sell?

A. 1,400
B. 1,450
C. 1,500
D. 1,550
E. 1,600


Total = Premium+B.Stage-Both+Neither
Total=1200+500-150+0=1550 IMO C
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Re: A rock band is holding a concert and selling tickets. All of the ticke [#permalink] New post   03 Jul 2019, 10:04
Bunuel wrote:
A rock band is holding a concert and selling tickets. All of the tickets will either be premium seating OR allow backstage access after the event. They will sell 1,200 premium seating tickets and 500 that will allow backstage access. If 150 of the tickets will both be premium seating and allow backstage access, how many total tickets will they sell?

A. 1,400
B. 1,450
C. 1,500
D. 1,550
E. 1,600


solve using 2x2 matrix
we get atleast figure as 1550 ;
IMO D
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Re: A rock band is holding a concert and selling tickets. All of the ticke [#permalink] New post   26 Jun 2022, 10:17
[A rock band is holding a concert and selling tickets. All of the tickets will either be premium seating OR allow backstage access after the event. They will sell 1,200 premium seating tickets and 500 that will allow backstage access. If 150 of the tickets will both be premium seating and allow backstage access, how many total tickets will they sell?

A. 1,400
B. 1,450
C. 1,500
D. 1,550
E. 1,600

Total tickets = 1200+500-150+0 = 1550
Answer: D
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