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The cost to rent a hall for alysa’s sweet sixteen birthday party is $300. Her mom said she must keep the party cost to no more than $5.00 a person. She watched her mom write an expression on her notes that is listen below. What does the variable represent in this expression. 300+200/x

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x represents the missing amount that the whole scenario adds up to
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x = the $5 per person, I'm not exactly sure because the problem seems kind of weird, but I think the x is the $5 per person.
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