Question

Olivia is hosting a dinner party in her garden. She has hired caterers to serve dinner. The caterers charge a fee to set up the dinner and $3 per person attending. The cost for 10 dinner guests is $70. Write an equation showing the cost of the dinner party as a function of the number of guests.

Answer 1

The answer is 40+3p. I think it is

Answer 2

40 + 3p

Explanation:

Let the fee charged to set up the dinner be x.

Therefore, the equation to solve the question will be:

x + 3p = 70

x + (3 × 10) = 70

x + 30 = 70

x = 70 - 30 = 40

Therefore, the equation will be:

40 + 3p