SOLUTION: The community centre charges a $50 flat fee to rent the pool plus $1.50 per person. The student council is planning to hold an all school pool party. a) Write an equation to re

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Question 1157900: The community centre charges a $50 flat fee to rent the pool plus $1.50 per person. The student council is planning to hold an all school pool party.
a) Write an equation to represent the cost, y, to rent the pool with x students
attending.
b) Use the equation to determine the cost if there are 50 students attending.
c) If the student council has a budget of $110, how many students can attend?

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(a)

(b)




$125 cost
(c)



40 students can attend

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