Question

A corporate team-building event costs $1, plus an additional $1 per attendee. Write an equation that shows the relationship between the attendees x and the cost y.Write your answer as an equation with y first, followed by an equals sign.

Answer 1

The equation is y=x+1

Here's an explanation:

The equation starts out with y since that's what we're told to do. Since the even costs $1, then the total cost would be the total number of attendees +1. The variable for attendees is x, and since the additional cost is $1 per attendee, you don't have to multiply x with anything. So, the answer would be y=x+1. (Everything's in dollars)