Question

a concert promoter needs to make $62,100 from the sale of 2500 tickets. the promoter charges $24 for some tickets and $45 for the others. use the given information to answer parts (a) through (e). (a) if there are x of the $24 tickets sold and y of the $45 tickets sold, write an equation that states that the total number of tickets sold is 2500. (type an equation.)

Explanation:

Step1: Define total ticket count

Let $x$ = number of $24 tickets, $y$ = number of $45 tickets. Total tickets equal 2500.
$x + y = 2500$

Answer:

$x + y = 2500$