An amusement park profit can be found by using the expression 34(t - 52) + 15 where t is the number of tickets sold. If the park makes a profit of $238.13, how many tickets were sold? (Round down to the nearest ticket sold)Select one:a. 300b. 297c. 303d. 309
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Answer: t = 59 Step-by-step explanation:Profit made by the amusement park is given by the equation Profit = 34(t-52) + 15. where, t is the number of tickets sold.Given, Total profit made by the park is equal to $238.13.Equating the profit with the equation,We get, 34(t-52) + 15 = 238.13 34(t - 52) = 223.13 t - 52 = 6.56 t = 58.56Rounding off the number of tickets sold we get t = 59 .