Question

Mrs. Wright is planning her best friend's baby shower. She calculates that the food will cost $9 per guest, and she has already spent $43 on decorations.

Write an equation showing how the cost of the baby shower, y, depends on the number of guests, x.
Do not include dollar signs in the equation.

Answer 1

Answer: y = 9x + 43

Step-by-step explanation: y = cost of the baby shower

x = number of guests

$9 per guest would be 9x

Answer 2

The equation that shows how the cost of the baby shower, y, depends on the number of guests, x is:

y = 9x + 43

In this equation, x represents the number of guests and y represents the cost of the baby shower. The term 9x represents the cost of food for each guest, multiplied by the number of guests. The term 43 represents the cost of decorations that has already been spent. Therefore, the total cost of the baby shower can be calculated by multiplying the number of guests by the cost of food per guest and adding the cost of decorations that have already been spent.