Question

What is the maximum profit that the band could make from the show? How many purchased tickets will produce that maximum profit?

Answer 1

The family wants to save $120 over a period of two years. That means they want to save $60 a year, right? The problem also states they want to cut their yearly bill by 10 percent. Well, the two paragraphs above tell you what you need to know...that $60 is 10 percent of the total bill. Let's set up a proportion and solve for the total bill: