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# There are three types of tickets available for a concert: orchestra,

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There are three types of tickets available for a concert: orchestra, which cost $12 each; balcony, which cost$9 each; and box, which cost $25 each. There were P orchestra tickets, B balcony tickets, and R box tickets sold for the concert. Which of the following expressions gives the percentage of ticket proceeds due to the sale of orchestra tickets? (A) 100*P/(P + B + R) (B) 100*12P/(12P + 9B + 25R) (C) 12P/(12P + 9B + 25R) (D) 100*(9B + 25R)/(12P + 9B + 25R) (E) 100*(12P + 9B + 25R)/(12P) _________________ Director Joined: 09 Mar 2017 Posts: 520 Location: India Concentration: Marketing, Organizational Behavior WE: Information Technology (Computer Software) Re: There are three types of tickets available for a concert: orchestra, [#permalink] ### Show Tags 02 Nov 2017, 05:20 Bunuel wrote: There are three types of tickets available for a concert: orchestra, which cost$12 each; balcony, which cost $9 each; and box, which cost$25 each. There were P orchestra tickets, B balcony tickets, and R box tickets sold for the concert. Which of the following expressions gives the percentage of ticket proceeds due to the sale of orchestra tickets?

(A) 100*P/(P + B + R)

(B) 100*12P/(12P + 9B + 25R)

(C) 12P/(12P + 9B + 25R)

(D) 100*(9B + 25R)/(12P + 9B + 25R)

(E) 100*(12P + 9B + 25R)/(12P)

total ticket proceeds : (12P +12P + 9B + 25R)
proceeds due to the sale of orchestra tickets : 12P
percentage of ticket proceeds due to the sale of orchestra tickets : 100*12P/(12P + 9B + 25R)
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02 Nov 2017, 19:17
Orchestra Tickets= 12P
Balcony Tickets= 9B
Box Tickets= 25R

Total Tickets Proceed= (12P+9B+25R)

Percentage of Orchestra Tickets= 100*$$\frac{12P}{(12P+9B+25R)}$$

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05 Nov 2017, 08:19
Bunuel wrote:
There are three types of tickets available for a concert: orchestra, which cost $12 each; balcony, which cost$9 each; and box, which cost \$25 each. There were P orchestra tickets, B balcony tickets, and R box tickets sold for the concert. Which of the following expressions gives the percentage of ticket proceeds due to the sale of orchestra tickets?

(A) 100*P/(P + B + R)

(B) 100*12P/(12P + 9B + 25R)

(C) 12P/(12P + 9B + 25R)

(D) 100*(9B + 25R)/(12P + 9B + 25R)

(E) 100*(12P + 9B + 25R)/(12P)

The proceeds from orchestra ticket sales is 12P. The total proceeds are (12P + 9B + 25R). The fractional representation of the orchestra proceeds is:

12P/(12P + 9B + 25R)

But we are asked for the percentage of proceeds from the sale of orchestra tickets; thus, we must multiply the above expression by 100%.

12P/(12P + 9B + 25R) x 100

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