Question

A local pottery studio is offering a beginner pottery class. The instructor is paid a flat rate of $100 plus $32 per student. How many people need to enroll for the instructor to earn $516?

Answer 1

Let's assume that the number of students in the class is x.

The formula for the instructor's earnings would be:

Earnings = Flat rate + (Per student rate * Number of students)
Earnings = $100 + ($32 * x)

We want to determine the number of students needed for the earnings to be $516, so we can set up an equation:

$516 = $100 + ($32 * x)

Now we can solve for x:

$416 = ($32 * x)
x = 13

Therefore, the instructor would need 13 students to enroll in the pottery class for their earnings to be $516.