c = g + 14
The variable g represents the number of guests, and the variable c represents the cost in dollars. What is the maximum number of guests there can be if Jasper can afford to spend a total of $20 on his retirement party?
Can someone answer this please it is for a IXL and i need help answer my teacher will not help!!
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c = g + 14, you are given the value of c to be 20 , but g is still unknown, so ...
20 = g + 14
you want g all by itself in your equation, so let's get rid of the +14 by doing the invers,
that is, let's subtract 14 from both sides
20 - 14 = g + 14 - 14
6 = g
well, just look what we found!
I don't understand what you mean by "my teacher will not help"
Are you attending a regular school?
To find the maximum number of guests, we need to determine the value of 'g' by using the given equation. It states that the cost 'c' is equal to the number of guests 'g' plus 14.
Since we know that Jasper can spend a total of $20 on the retirement party, we can set the equation equal to 20:
c = g + 14
Substituting c with 20, we have:
20 = g + 14
To solve for 'g', we need to isolate the variable. We can do this by subtracting 14 from both sides of the equation:
20 - 14 = g + 14 - 14
6 = g
Therefore, the maximum number of guests that Jasper can afford to have at his retirement party is 6.