MULTI-STEP
TEST PREP
16. This problem will prepare you for the Multi-Step Test Prep on page 212.
Tickets to a car race cost $25 for the upper deck and $45 for the lower deck. The track
may admit no more than 160,000 spectators by order of the fire marshal.
a. If the lower deck can seat no more than 60,000 fans and the upper deck can
seat no more than 120,000 fans, how many of each ticket type should be sold to
maximize profit?
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b. How do the system and solution change if race officials expect to make
additional $60 per person in the upper deck and $30 per person in the lower
deck from the sale of food and merchandise?