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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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Total Tickets = 1200+500-150+0= 1550
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----------------------Premium----------------------Premium----------------------------Total


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


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


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

Answer is (D)

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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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Total (as Shown) = 1550

IMO Option D

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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
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C. 1,500
D. 1,550
E. 1,600
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Total = Premium+B.Stage-Both+Neither
Total=1200+500-150+0=1550 IMO C
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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
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C. 1,500
D. 1,550
E. 1,600
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solve using 2x2 matrix
we get atleast figure as 1550 ;
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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

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