Question

A charity gala is held in a hotel ballroom each year. The cost is $150 for the ballroom and an additional $22.50 for each attendee. Write an equation showing how the cost of the gala, y, depends on the number of attendees, x. Do not include dollar signs in the equation. y=

Answer 1

Given:

Fixed cost = $150

Additional cost = $22.50

To find:

The equation that showing the cost of the gala depends on the number of attendees.

Solution:

Let x be the number of attendees and y be the cost of the gala.

Total cost = Fixed cost +Variable cost

We have,

Fixed cost = $150

Variable cost = Additional cost × Number of attendees

                      = $22.50\times x$

                      = $22.50x$

Total cost of gala is:

$y=150+22.50x$

Therefore, the required equation is $y=150+22.50x$.