document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1034001>Question 1034001</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> =The marching band is going to march in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade next year. The group rate for airline tickets is $40,000, and the hotel bill will be $15,000. Each member will have to contribute $225 for the cost of buses and food, plus an equal share of the airline fee and the hotel bill. If each member of the band contributes $500 for the trip, how many band members can go to the parade next year?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #648592 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=648592\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x = the number of band members.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the cost of the trip is equal to 40,000 + 15,000 + 225 * x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify this to get the cost of the trip = 55,000 + 225 * x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if each member contributes 500 dollars, then the total cost of the trip will be equal to 500 * x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your equation becomes 500 * x = 55,000 + 225 * x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 225 * x from both sides of this equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "275 * x = 55,000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of this equation by 275 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 55,000 / 275 = 200.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your solution is that 200 band members can make the trip if each of them contributes 500 dollars to the cost of the trip.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "200 * 500 = 100,000 dollars total.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "55,000 + 225 * 200 = 100,000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "200 band members can pay for the total cost of the trip if each contributes 500 dollars.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "225 * 200 = 45,000 for the variable cost of food and buses.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "275 * 200 = 55,000 for the fixed cost of airline and hotel.\r<BR>\n" );
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