Tickets for the homecoming football game are being sold for $12 for alumni and $7 for students. The stadium holds a maximum of 5

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Tickets for the homecoming football game are being sold for $12 for alumni and $7 for students. The stadium holds a maximum of 5

000 people.
How many alumni would need to buy tickets if 2000 students bought tickets and the school wanted to make at least $38,000?

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12345 [234] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-14T06:52:32+03:00

12345 [234]3 years ago

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12a + 7(2000) > = 38000
12a + 14000 > = 38000
12a > = 38000 - 14000
12a > = 24000
a > = 24000/12
a > = 2000 <==== at least 2000 alumni would have to buy tickets