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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A banquet hall charged $3 per person and for 30 people the total cost is $150. Write an equation to model this situation.
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PRICE, 3 dollars per person
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\n" ); document.write( "COST, 150 dollars\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"PQ=C\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Note that \"3%2A30%3C%3E150\", but instead \"3%2A30=90\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Better would be, there is a minimum base cost no matter how many people came.
\n" ); document.write( "\"C=3%2A30%2Bb\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"150=3%2A30%2Bb\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=150-90\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b=60\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Model Equation would be \"C=PQ%2Bb\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"C=3Q%2B60\"
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