A local theater charges $7.50 for adult tickets and $5.00 for discount tickets. The theater needs to
make at least $240 to cover the rent of the building. If 20 discount tickets are sold, how many adult
tickets must be sold?

A-less than 10 tickets
B-15 adult tickets
C-at least 19 adults tickets
D-no more than 8 adult tickets

Respuesta :

$5 x 20 = 100

$7.50 x 19 = 142.5

100 + 142.5 = 242.5

The answer is C, at least 19 adult tickets.
You get the closest answer to 240 by answering C.

Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

the theater sold 20 discount tickets=5*20=100$

the number of tickets for adult must be =140/7.5=18.7 ~19 tickets at least