a theatre has 800 seats, divided into orchestra, main and balcony. Orchestra seats sell for $40, main fo $30 and balcony for $2.  If all the seats are sold revenue to the hteatre s $23,200.  If all the main and balcony seats are sold but only half the orchestra seats are sold, the gross revenue os $20,000.  How many are there of each kind of seat?

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a theatre has 800 seats, divided into orchestra, main and balcony. Orchestra seats sell for $40, main fo $30 and balcony for $2.  If all the seats are sold revenue to the hteatre s $23,200.  If all the main and balcony seats are sold but only half the orchestra seats are sold, the gross revenue os $20,000.  How many are there of each kind of seat?

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