how many can attend

Question

Team spend at Most $750 for its award banquet at a local restaurant. If the restaurant charges and $80 set up fee plus $16 per person at the most how many can attend? 

Answer 1

Margaret,

You need to write an inequality where all the costs add up to less than the budget.

 

rate:$16/person

one time fee: $80

p is the number attending

budget: $750

 

80 + 16p ≤ 750               now solve for p

16p ≤ 750 - 80 = 670      divide by 16

p ≤ 41.9

 

Now since we can't have .9 of a person, at least not a live one, we can only allow 41 within the budget.