The Pretty Little Numbers club met at Panera for lunch. The bill totaled 32.75 dollars for the entire group. If the mean lunch price was 6.55 dollars, how many people attended the meeting?
32.75 / 6.55 = ?
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To find the number of people who attended the meeting, we can divide the total bill by the mean lunch price.
Let's assume the number of people who attended the meeting is 'x'.
Given:
Total bill = $32.75
Mean lunch price = $6.55
The equation would be:
32.75 / x = 6.55
To solve this equation for 'x', we can divide both sides of the equation by 6.55:
(32.75 / x) / 6.55 = 6.55 / 6.55
Simplifying, we get:
32.75 / (6.55 * x) = 1
Now, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 6.55 * x to isolate 'x':
x = 32.75 / 6.55
Using a calculator, we can evaluate the right side:
x ≈ 5
Therefore, approximately 5 people attended the meeting.