Question

Gail is throwing a party. The caterer charges $10 per guest for

food and $5 per guest for drinks. In addition there is a fee of $145
traveling and other expenses. If Gail can spend $550 on the cater,
how many guests can she feed?
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Answer 1

If Gail can spend $550 on the cater (food), then she can feed 27 guests.

Explanation:

1. Let's set up an equation to represent this problem.

15x + 145 = 550

2. Subtract 145 from 550

15x = 405

3. Divide 15 from 405

x = 27

4. Since we now know that x is equal to 27, then we also know that Gail can feed up to 27 guests.

Answer 2

27 guests

Explanation:

$10 per guest for food and $5 per guest for drink.

Additional $145

Total: $550

Equation: Let x represent the amt of guests.

10x+5x+145=550

15x+145=550

15x=405

x=27

Therefore, Gail can feed 27 guests.

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