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Mrs.Lin is planning her daughters birthday party. At parties r us the fee is $80 plus $10 per child. At birthday palace, the fee is $150 plus $5 per child. Write and solve an equation to determine how many children must be invited for the costs to be equal?

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The answer is 14 kids:
80 + 10x = 150 + 5x
10x = 70 + 5x
x = 14

Check:
80 + 10 (14) = 220
150 + 5 (14) =220
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