To Meet Expenses, a Local Theater Group Has a Ticket $14 x + 16 y > 2,800$

question 26

Multiple Choice

To meet expenses, a local theater group has a ticket sales goal of $2800. Regular tickets sell for $16 and student/senior tickets sell for $14. Let x = number of regular tickets sold and y = number of student/senior tickets sold. Write an inequality describing possible combinations of ticket sales that would meet, or surpass, the goal.

• A) \(14 x + 16 y > 2,800\)
• B) \(14 x + 16 y < 2,800\)
• C) \(16 x + 14 y < 2,800\)
• D) \(16 x + 14 y \geq 2,800\)
• E) \(14 x + 16 y \geq 2,800\)

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