SOLUTION: You can have the party at a pizza place for $8 per person plus $30 for favors and a small cake or at a taco place for $12 per person plus $14 for a large cake.
How many childre
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Question 879835: You can have the party at a pizza place for $8 per person plus $30 for favors and a small cake or at a taco place for $12 per person plus $14 for a large cake.
How many children would you have to invite to the party for the cost to be less at the pizza place?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of children at party
Let = total cost of party
At pizza place:
At taco place:
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Find that will make the cost,
of the 2 places equal
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If 1 more child is invited, the
At pizza place:
At taco place:
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When 5 children are invited, the cost becomes less
at the pizza place
Here are plots of the 2 equations:
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