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 raised $244 for the total cost of the trip. How many people can go on the trip?

Answer 1

To find the number of people who can go on the trip, we need to subtract the total cost of admission and lunch for each person, as well as the cost of the bus, from the amount of money raised by the club. The number of people who can go on the trip is 21.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of people who can go on the trip, we need to subtract the total cost of admission and lunch for each person, as well as the cost of the bus, from the amount of money raised by the club.

Let's assume the number of people who can go on the trip is 'x'.

The total cost of admission and lunch for 'x' people is 3x + 6x. The cost of the bus is $55. So, the equation becomes: 3x + 6x + $55 = $244.

Combining like terms, we have 9x + $55 = $244. Subtracting $55 from both sides gives 9x = $189. Finally, dividing both sides by 9 gives x = 21.11, but since the number of people must be a whole number, we can conclude that 21 people can go on the trip.