A music venue offers all of its customers a 40 percent discount on concert tickets for regional bands. It also offers an additional 10 percent discount to "members" who purchase a $25 dollar membership card that is good for a year. If the original price of all concert tickets purchased is $25 how many does a member have to buy to make back the cost of the membership?

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Ali Buchanan

16 February, 19:45

A music venue offers all of its customers a 40 percent discount on concert tickets for regional bands. It also offers an additional 10 percent discount to "members" who purchase a $25 dollar membership card that is good for a year. If the original price of all concert tickets purchased is $25 how many does a member have to buy to make back the cost of the membership?

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Micaela Garrison · Answer 1

2 tickets

Explanation:

the cost of membership is $25.

Cost of a ticket is $25

All cost get a 40 % dicsount

membersships earns a further 10% discount

total discount ofr membership eqauls 50% (40+10)

There fore a member pays $ 12.5 { (50/100) $ 25) } for ticket

To get back cost of membership which is $25, a member need to buy 2 tricke { $25/12.5}