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A drama club is planning a bus trip to New York City to see a Broadway play. The cost per person for the bus rental varies inversely to the number of people going on the trip. It will cost $30 per person if 44 people go on the trip. How much will it cost per person if 20 people go on the trip? Round your answer to the nearest cent, if necessary.

A. $44.00
B. $22.00
C. $33.50
D. $66.00

User Rotoglup
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Answer:

the answer is C

Explanation:

User Equi
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it is $66.00. (D).

The fastest and simplest way to figure this out

is to figure out the total cost.

44 * $30 = $1320

Now divide that by 20 people instead:

$1320 / 20 = $66

total cost per person is now:

$66/person

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