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Kiyo is considering two catering companies for a party.A+ Food charges $35 per person and $75 to setup.Super Cater charges $38 per person with no setup fee.a) Write a system of equations to represents thecharges for catering by each company.Equation 1:Equation 2:b) Which company should Kiyo use if she expects 28guests?

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We can write an equation for each company where y is the total charge and x is the number of people so:

Equation 1 (A+ food):


y=35x+75

Equaton 2 (Super Carter):


y=38x

b) if she expects 28 guests we can replace that in bout equation and see which one is cheaper.

Equation 1:


\begin{gathered} y=35(28)+75 \\ y=1055 \end{gathered}

Equation 2:


\begin{gathered} y=38(28) \\ y=1064 \end{gathered}

So option 1 is the best option.

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