Question

The LaSalle High School senior class raised funds for an end of the year cruise getaway. The city gave them a special package for the port fees and taxes - a flat fee of $1,500 for the entire class's port fees and taxes. It costs $367 per student to board the cruise. If your class raised $16,600, how many students can attend?

Answer 1

We know that the total amount raised was $16,600 We also know that there is a flat fee of $1,500 This leaves us with $16,600 - $1,500 = $15,100 to spend on students.

If each student costs $367 then we need to divide the amount of money available for students by the cost per student.

$15,100 / $ 367 = 41.14.

Since you can't send .14 of a student on the cruise, the answer is 41.