Question

To host an event at a popular convention center, it costs $250 plus $55 per person attending.Step 1 of 3: Write a rational expression that represents how much you would need to charge eachattendee in order to cover the cost of hosting the event. Let x be the number of attendees.AnswerKeypadKeyboard Shortcuts

Answer 1

Since the cost of the event contains 2 parts

1. A fixed amount of $250

2. $55 per person

Let the number of attendees = x, then

Multiply x by $55, then add the product to $250

The total cost for x attendees is

`C=250+55x`

To find the charge of each attendee, divide the total cost by the number of attendees

`\begin{gathered} \text{Charge for attende}e=(C)/(x) \\ \text{Charge for attende}e=(250+55x)/(x) \end{gathered}`

The answer is

`(250+55x)/(x)`