Question

To prepare for a party, Mark buys a small bunch of balloons for $6.00 and gift bags that cost $5.15 each. He spends a total of

Answer 1

Answer: $72.95 =6.00+5.15x$  , Required equation

The number of  people Mark invited to the party = 13

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the question,

Total amount spent = (Price of bunch of ballons)+(cost per gift) x (Number of persons)

Given: Total amount spent =$72.95 , Price of bunch of ballons =$6.00 ,

cost per gift =$5.15

thus,

$72.95 =6.00+5.15x$  , Required equation

To solve , first

subtract 6 from both sides, we get

$66.95=5.15x\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=\dfrac{66.95}{5.15}\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=13$

The number of  people Mark invited to the party = 13