Question

the campus democrats plan to pay a visitor \\$80 to speak at a fundraiser. tickets will be sold for \\$4 apiece. find a function that gives the profit (or loss) for the event as it varies with the number of tickets sold. how many people must attend the event for the club to break even?

the function that models the situation is p = where p is the profit in dollars and n is the number of people.
(simplify your answer.)

Explanation:

Set up the profit function

Using the Linear Function Modeling knowledge point

$$ p = 4n - 80 $$

Calculate the break-even point

Using the Break Even Calculation knowledge point

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Answer:

Question 1

The function that models the situation is \(p =\) <blank>\(4n - 80\)</blank> where \(p\) is the profit in dollars and \(n\) is the number of people.

Question 2

How many people must attend the event for the club to break even?
<blank>20</blank> people