The freshman class raised funds for a school dance. It costs $3,000 to rent out the hall plus $15 per student for food and drinks. The freshman class raised $12,000. Write and solve an equation to determine how many students can attend the school dance.
Let x be the number of students attending the school dance.
The cost for food and drinks for each student is $15, so the total cost for food and drinks is 15x.
The total cost for the school dance is $3000 + $15x.
The freshman class raised $12000, so we have the equation 12000 = 3000 + 15x.
Subtracting 3000 from both sides, we get 9000 = 15x.
Dividing both sides by 15, we get x = 600.
Therefore, 600 students can attend the school dance. Answer: \boxed{600}.
Let's denote the number of students attending the school dance as "x".
The cost for renting out the hall is $3000, and the cost per student for food and drinks is $15. Therefore, the total cost of food and drinks for all the students attending the dance is 15x.
The total cost for the dance, including the hall and food/drinks, is equal to the amount raised, which is $12,000.
So, we can write the equation as:
3000 + 15x = 12000
To solve for x, we can start by subtracting 3000 from both sides of the equation to isolate the term with x:
15x = 12000 - 3000
15x = 9000
Next, divide both sides of the equation by 15 to solve for x:
x = 9000/15
x = 600
Therefore, there can be 600 students attending the school dance.
To solve this problem, we need to write an equation based on the given information.
Let's assume the number of students attending the school dance as 'x'.
According to the given information, the cost to rent out the hall is $3,000, and the cost per student for food and drinks is $15. Therefore, the total cost for food and drinks for all the students attending the dance is 15x.
We can set up an equation to represent the total cost:
Total Cost = Cost for renting the hall + Cost for food and drinks
$12,000 = $3,000 + $15x
Now, let's solve the equation to determine how many students can attend the school dance.
$12,000 - $3,000 = $15x
$9,000 = $15x
Divide both sides of the equation by $15:
$x = \frac{9000}{15}$
$x = 600$
Therefore, the equation x = 600 represents the number of students that can attend the school dance.