Question

Ryan is planning a party for his parents' anniversary. The caterer charges a delivery fee of $14 plus an additional & 5.25 per person. If he can spend no more than $350, how many people can he invite?

Can you help me define the variable, set up an equality, and solve it?

Answer 1

variable(X)- amount of people he can invite

inequality- 350≥14+5.25x

answer- He can invite 63 people

Explanation:

350≥14+5.25x

334≥5.25x

63.62≥x

Because you cannot have only part of a person, the most amount of people he can invite is 63.

Answer 2

18

Explanation:

$14+$5.25=$19.25

$19.25 x 18 = $346.5