SOLUTION: 5. The director of a summer day camp estimates that 120 children will join if the camp fee is $250, but for each $25 decrease in the fee, five more children will enroll. Q- Dete

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Question 288152: 5. The director of a summer day camp estimates that 120 children will join if the camp fee is $250, but for each $25 decrease in the fee, five more children will enroll.
Q- Determine the linear equation that will represent the number of children who will enroll at a given fee.

Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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250-25X=120+5X
FEE=250-25X
NUMBER OF CHILDREN=120+5X
EXAMPLE:
IF FEE IS 100=250-25X THEN:
-25X=-150
X=-150/-25
X=6
120+5*6=120+30=150 CHILDREN
$100 FEE=150 CHILDREN.