Question

Amanda's office has 40 employees.

The employees want to have a catered
dinner. They have found a company
that will provide what they need for $25
per person. Amanda knows that some
people will bring a guest. The company
has budgeted $1500 for this event. How
many guests can they invite? Assume the
price of $25 includes all taxes.


Write an equation for this problem.

Answer 1

`25x+1000=1500` which means
`x=20` guests

Explanation:

The initial 40 employees cost 40*25 = $1000

So, we can set up the equation:

`25x + 1000=1500` where x is the number of guests.

This means
`25x=500`.

`x=20`