At the local ballpark, the team charges $5.00 for each ticket and expects to make $1,300.00 in concessions. the team must pay in players $1,800.00 and pay all the workers $1,500.00. Each fan gets a free bat, costs the team $3.00 per bat of the following, what is the smallest number of tickets that must be sold to break even???

a. 2,300 tickets
b. 400 tickets
c .250 tickets
d. 1,000 tickets
IS IT D????

3 answers

I believe it's d ?

Ms . Sue can you help please

To break even: Income = Expense.

5x + 1300 = 3x + 1800 + 1500.
5x - 3x = 1800 + 1500 - 1300.
2x = 2000.
X = 1000 Tickets.