SOLUTION: A drama club is planning a bus trip to New York City to see a Broadway play. The cost per person for the bus
rental varies inversely as the number of people going on the trip. It
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Question 460689: A drama club is planning a bus trip to New York City to see a Broadway play. The cost per person for the bus
rental varies inversely as the number of people going on the trip. It will cost 30$ per person if 44 people go on the
trip. How much will it cost per person if 60 people go on the trip, to the nearest cent?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
rental varies inversely as the number of people going on the trip.
It will cost 30$ per person if 44 people go on the trip.
How much will it cost per person if 60 people go on the trip, to the nearest cent?
:
let x = cost per person if 60 people go
:
Write an inverse proportion equation
=
Cross multiply
60x = 1320
x =
x = $22 per person if 60 go
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