Sylvia is organizing a small concert as a charity event at her school. She has done a little research and found that the expression -10x+180 represents the number of tickets that will sell, given that x represents the price of a ticket. Explain why the income for this event can be represented by the expression -10x2+180x. If all of the expenses will add up to $150, explain why the expression -10x2+180x -150 represents the profit.

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Sylvia is organizing a small concert as a charity event at her school. She has done a little research and found that the expression -10x+180 represents the number of tickets that will sell, given that x represents the price of a ticket. Explain why the income for this event can be represented by the expression -10x2+180x. If all of the expenses will add up to $150, explain why the expression -10x2+180x -150 represents the profit.
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