Question

Mustafa’s soccer team is planning a school dance as a fundraiser. The DJ charges $200 and decorations cost $100. The team decided to charge each student $5.00 to attend the dance. If n represents the number of students attending the dance, which equation can be used to find the number of students needed to make $1,500 in profit

Answer 1

1800 dollars is needed to profit 1500 dollars. x represents the students and 1800 represents the total amount needed so if each student is charged 5 dollars then 5x=1800 would represent the situation