Question

Oscar and Julie Ashton are celebrating their 15th anniversary by having a reception at a local reception hall. They have a budgeted $2,500 for their reception. If the reception hall charges a $60 cleanup fee plus $35 per person, find the greatest number of people that may invite and still stay within thier budget. Oscar and Julie can invite at most __ People to the reception.

Answer 1

$2,500- $60 = $2,440 divided by $35= 69.714 which is rounded to 69 people that can attend the anniversary party

Answer 2

Answer:

Oscar and Julie can invite at most 69 people to the reception.

Step-by-step explanation:

Oscar and Julie Ashton have a budgeted $2,500 for their reception.

The reception hall charges a $60 cleanup fee plus $35 per person.

Let the total number of persons be = p

Clean up is a one time charge.

So, the inequality forms:

$60+35p\leq 2500$

Solving this we get;

$35p\leq 2500-60$

$35p\leq 2440$

$p\leq 69.71$

Hence, the greatest number of people invited can be 69.

Check this by putting p = 69

$60+35(69)\leq 2500$

=>$60+2415\leq 2500$

$2475\leq 2500$

Hence, 69 is the answer.