Question

The Theater Club would like to take a trip to the local theater to see a play. They need to pay for admission to the play, lunch at the theater, and transportation to and from the theater. Admission to the play is $3 per person, and lunch costs $6 per person. It costs $55 to charter a bus for the event. The club has raised $244 for the total cost of the trip. For that amount, how many people can go on the trip?

A) 30 people
B) 40 people
C) 50 people
D) 60 people

Answer 1

After deducting the charter bus cost from the total amount raised, the remaining funds can cover the costs for 21 people to go on the trip, given the combined cost of admission and lunch per person is $9 and the transportation is a fixed cost.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is asking us to calculate how many people can go on a trip if The Theater Club has raised $244 for the trip and needs to cover the cost of admission, lunch, and transportation. The cost of admission is $3 per person, lunch is $6 per person, and transportation is a fixed $55 for the bus charter. To solve this, we'll first deduct the cost of transportation from the total amount raised.

$244 (total raised) - $55 (bus charter) = $189

Now, the remaining $189 is to be divided among people for admission and lunch, totalling $3 + $6 = $9 per person.

$189 / $9 per person = 21 people

Therefore, with $244, the club can afford to take 21 people on the trip. As none of the multiple-choice options given (A, B, C, D) matches the calculated answer, it seems there might be a mistake in the provided options, or additional information is required to match the options.