The Grade 8 students had a graduation dinner. They paid a flat rate of $125 for the use of the hall, plus $13 for each student who attended. The total cost of the dinner was $944.
How many students attended the dinner ?
Write an equation to solve the problem.
944-125=819
819/13
N=63
13n = 944 - 125
n = ?
0.285714285714
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To solve this problem, let's assign a variable to the unknown quantity we are trying to find. Let's call the number of students who attended the dinner "x".
According to the problem, the Grade 8 students paid a flat rate of $125 for the use of the hall, plus $13 for each student who attended. This means the total cost of the dinner can be calculated by adding the flat rate cost with the cost per student multiplied by the number of students:
Total cost = Flat rate cost + (Cost per student * Number of students)
We know that the total cost of the dinner was $944. Substituting the given values into the equation, we get:
$944 = $125 + ($13 * x)
Now we can solve the equation to find the number of students:
$944 - $125 = $13 * x
$819 = $13 * x
To solve for x, divide both sides of the equation by $13:
$819 / $13 = x
x ≈ 63
Therefore, approximately 63 students attended the dinner.