Question

William and Debra Pierce are celebrating their 20th anniversary by having a reception at a local reception hall. They have budgeted $2000 for their reception. If the reception hall charges a $70 cleanup fee plus $30 per​ person, find the greatest number of people that they may invite and still stay within their budget.

Answer 1

The answer is 64 people.

Explanation:

If they invite 64 people and all of them show up you multiply that by 30 you get 1,920 add 70 to that and you get 1,990. The reason that 64 is the maximum is because if it were 65 it would go over their budget and if it were below 64 then we wouldn't be getting the greatest number possible.