Question

Mark and Heather Starr are celebrating their 25th anniversary by having a reception at a local reception hall. They have budgeted $4,500 for their reception. If the reception hall charges a $60 cleanup fee plus $36 per person, find the greatest number of people that they may invite and still stay within their budget.​

Answer 1

123 people

Explanation:

60 + 36x ≤ 4500 x is the number of people

36x ≤ 4440 Subtract 60 from both sides of the equation

x ≤ 123.333... Divide both sides by 36.

We cannot have a portion of a person, so we would round down to the next person which would be 123.