Question

It costs $350 to rent a room for a party. You also plan to hire a caterer that charges $9.25 per person. Write and solve a linear equation to find the total cost of 60 people attend the party.

Answer 1

350+9.25x so it would be $905

Answer 2

C(x) = 350 + 9.25x

The total cost of the part attended by 60 persons is $ 905

Explanation:

Let x be the number of persons in the party,

Since, the charges for a person =$9.25,

So, the charges for x persons = 9.25x

Rent charges = $ 350,

Thus, total cost of the party attended by x persons, ( Say C(x) ),

C(x) = 350 + 9.25x

Which is the required equation,

If x = 60,

C(60) = 350 + 9.25(60) = $ 905