Question

Caterer a charges $15 per person and $100 to set up tables caterer B charges $20 per person and $50 to set up tables for what number of guests will the cost of caterer a be the same as cause of caterer be and what will the cost be for number of guests

Answer 1

Answer:

10

Step-by-step explanation:

Ok, so if you make an equation for the cost of caterer A, you get 15x + 100 = y, with x as the people catered and y as the total cost. For caterer B you get 20x + 50 = y. If we want to see when y is the same, we can substitute the equations to be equal. This gives us 15x + 100 = 20x + 50, or 50 = 5x, or x = 10. This means the cost will be the same with 10 people.