You plan a party and spend $26 on decorations. Each of the tables will have 8 party favors and 8 individual flowers. The flowers cost $2.50 each. Which equation can you use to find the cost of each party favor? *please make an equation*
Assuming a $26 budget per table, you have 8 favors and 8 flowers.
The 8 flowers cost 8*2.50
That leaves for the favors,
cost = (26-8*2.50)/8
Better be cheap favors!
And if your total budget is $26 for all the tables, forget it, since the flowers for a single table already cost $20!
To find the cost of each party favor, we need to subtract the cost of decorations and flowers from the total cost and then divide the remaining amount by the number of party favors.
Let's suppose the cost of each party favor is represented by the variable "x".
We know that the total cost of decorations is $26, and the cost of each flower is $2.50. Since there are 8 flowers and 8 party favors on each table, the total cost of flowers is 8 * $2.50 = $20.
To get the equation, we subtract the total cost of decorations and flowers from the total cost and then divide the remaining amount by the number of party favors:
Total Cost - (Cost of Decorations + Cost of Flowers) = Number of Party Favors * Cost of Each Party Favor
$26 - ($20) = 8x
Simplifying the equation, we have:
$6 = 8x
Therefore, the equation to find the cost of each party favor is 8x = $6.