Question

A corporate team-building event costs $3, plus an additional $1 per attendee. Write an equation that shows the relationship between the attendees x and the cost y. Write your answer as an equation with y first, followed by an equals sign.

Answer 1

y = $3 + $1x

or

y= 3 + 1x

Explanation:

the event cost will be $3 no matter what. For each attendee it cost s $1 more. So you need 1x or $1 for every person.