SOLUTION: A group of students are going on a field trip. It will cost $150 for transportation plus $8.75 per student for dining. The students have raised $450 to pay for the trip. Write an

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Question 1093405: A group of students are going on a field trip. It will cost $150 for transportation
plus $8.75 per student for dining. The students have raised $450 to pay for the
trip. Write an inequality using d to represent the number of students going.What is the maximum number of students that can participate? _______students
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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450=150+8.75s
300=8.75s
300/8.75=s
s=34.2857
so the maximum number of students who can go and dine is 34.