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A circus earned $150,000 in ticket revenue by selling 1,800 VIP and Standard tickets. They sold 25% more standard tickets than VIP tickets. If the revenue from Standard tickets represents a third of the total ticket revenue, what is the price of a VIP ticket?
My question is this: When you are translating the "they sold 25% more standard tickets than VIP tickets."
Why is this the proper equation
1800 - x = x + .25x
Rather than
1800- x = x + .25(1800 - x) ???
My question is this: When you are translating the "they sold 25% more standard tickets than VIP tickets."
Why is this the proper equation
1800 - x = x + .25x
Rather than
1800- x = x + .25(1800 - x) ???
