Question

Megan is planning a surprise dinner for her best friend. She has a set budget of $260. The venue charges

a flat fee of $25 for the reservation and they are going to charge her $15 a person. How many people can
Megan invite at most?

Answer 1

16 people

Explanation:

The equation you should set up for this problem is 260 = 15x+20, and x for the each person that Megan invites.

Simplify the equation to 240 = 15x, so x = 16