Question

To prepare for a party, Mark buys a small bunch of balloons for $4.00 and

gift bags that cost $3.85 each. He spends a total of $61.75 on the balloons
and a gift bag for each person invited to the party. Write and solve an
equation to find x, the number of people Mark invited to the party.

Answer 1

15

Explanation:

4+3.85x=61.75

3.85x=57.75

x=15