number of people who paid reduced rate ---x
number of adult rates --- 500-x
Total amount paid = 7.5x + 10(500-x)
= 7.5x + 5000 - 10x
= 5000 - 2.5x
Was there more information? That is as far as you can go with what you have.
500 students paid rete of £7.50 and the remainder paid the full adult rete of£10.what was the total amount of money paid to the cinema that night?
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Is "rete" supposed to be the "rate" (cost) of a cinema ticket?
You have omitted necessary information on the total number of people attending.
The total ticket revenue cannot be computed without knowing the number of adult tickets sold.
You have omitted necessary information on the total number of people attending.
The total ticket revenue cannot be computed without knowing the number of adult tickets sold.