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What was the total amount of revenue that a theater received from the sale of 400 tickets, some of which were sold at x percent of full price and the rest of which were sold at full price?
(1) x = 50
(2) Full-price tickets sold for $20 each.
We need to determine the revenue from the sale of 400 tickets. Some of the tickets were sold at the full price and the remainder of the tickets were sold at a reduced price. We can let f = the number tickets sold at full price and r = the number of tickets sold at the reduced price.
Statement One Alone:
x = 50
Without knowing how many tickets are sold at discount, we can’t determine the total revenue. Statement one alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
Statement Two Alone:
The full-price ticket was $20.
Knowing only the price for a full-price ticket is not enough information to determine the total revenue of all tickets sold. Statement two alone is not sufficient to answer the question.
Statements One and Two Together:
From statements one and two, we know that the discounted tickets are sold at $10 each. However, without knowing the number of discounted tickets, we cannot determine the total revenue.
Answer: E