SOLUTION: You are planning an anniversary party for your parents. A catering company has been recommended to you by a friend. The company provides you with two pricing options. Option A:

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Question 747485: You are planning an anniversary party for your parents. A catering company has been recommended to you by a friend. The company provides you with two pricing options. Option A: $15 per person. Option B: $10. per person plus a flat fee of $120. Write an equation that will represent the cost for each option. Let x represent the number of people attending the party. let c represent the total cost of catering services. For what number of people is the cost the same for both companies?
Answer by Kg2003(10) (Show Source):
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For option one your equation is: 15x=c
For option two your equation is 10x+120=c
To solve for the last part of your question, set the equations equal to eachother(since they both equal c) and solve.
10x+120=15x
120=5x
X= 24