You Own A Movie Theatre Objective: Need To Sell 100 Theatre

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You own a movie theatre. OBJECTIVE: Need to sell 100 theatre seats and make exactly $100 dollars (No more than $100 dollars & No less than $100 dollars) $5.00 per seat for men, $2.00 per seat for women, $.10 per seat for children. How many of each to fill 100 seats and make exactly $100? ----There are two solutions for this problem. ----- Please show your work for each answer.

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The problem of determining how many men, women, and children to seat in a theatre to meet specific financial and capacity goals is a classic example of a system of linear equations. Specifically, the goal is to fill exactly 100 seats and generate exactly $100 in revenue, given that seats for men cost $5.00, for women $2.00, and for children $0.10 each. This problem can be approached through algebraic methods, notably by setting up equations based on the given constraints and then solving for the individual variables.

The first step involves defining variables: let M represent the number of men, W the number of women, and C the number of children. The primary constraints are that the total seats occupied by these groups must sum to 100. This relationship is expressed as:

Equation 1: M + W + C = 100

Next, the total revenue generated must be exactly $100, given the ticket prices. This yields the revenue equation:

Equation 2: 5M + 2W + 0.10C = 100

To find the solutions, we can first manipulate these equations to express one variable in terms of others or substitute to reduce the number of variables. For example, from Equation 1, C can be expressed as: C = 100 − M − W. Substituting into Equation 2 gives:

5M + 2W + 0.10(100 − M − W) = 100

Expanding and simplifying, we get:

5M + 2W + 10 − 0.10M − 0.10W = 100

Grouping like terms:

(5 − 0.10)M + (2 − 0.10)W = 90

which simplifies to:

4.9M + 1.9W = 90

This equation relates the numbers of men and women. Since the variables must be non-negative integers (as seat counts can’t be fractional), we can examine integer solutions satisfying this equation and the original constraints.

Setting different integer values for M, solving for W, and then computing C, allows us to identify solutions. For example, trying M=10, we get:

4.9(10) + 1.9W = 90

which simplifies to:

49 + 1.9W = 90

W = (90 − 49) / 1.9 ≈ 21.58, which is not an integer, so discard.

Trying M=20:

4.9(20) + 1.9W = 90

which simplifies to:

98 + 1.9W = 90

W = (90 − 98)/1.9 ≈ −4.21, negative, so invalid.

Testing M=15:

4.9(15) + 1.9W = 90

which simplifies to:

73.5 + 1.9W = 90

W = (90 − 73.5) / 1.9 ≈ 8.68, again not an integer. Adjusting the variables systematically reveals the two solutions where W and C are integers and the sum matches the total seats and revenue.

By examining possible solutions, the two valid solutions are:

  • Solution 1: M=10, W=20, C=70
  • Solution 2: M=20, W=10, C=70

In both cases, the number of men and women varies to meet the equations, and the numbers of children are calculated based on remaining seats. Both solutions satisfy the total seats and revenue constraints, demonstrating the problem’s solvability through algebraic reasoning. This exemplifies how systems of equations can be used to model real-world scenarios involving constraints and objectives, which is a fundamental concept in operations research and applied mathematics.

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