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 student can attend the school dance.
Let x be the number of students attending the school dance.
The cost for food and drinks is 15x dollars.
The total cost is 15x + 3000 dollars.
Since the total amount raised is 12000 dollars,
the equation is 15x + 3000 = 12000.
Subtracting 3000 from both sides of the equation, we get 15x = 9000.
Dividing both sides of the equation by 15, we get x = 600.
Therefore, 600 students can attend the school dance. Answer: \boxed{600}.
Oh, I see we're crunching numbers now! Let's get to it!
Let's represent the number of students attending the dance as 'x'. We know that the cost of the hall is a flat fee of $3,000, and each student attending pays $15 for food and drinks. Since the total amount raised is $12,000, we can create the equation:
$3,000 + $15x = $12,000
Now, let's solve this equation together, shall we?
Subtract $3,000 from both sides to isolate the variable:
$15x = $12,000 - $3,000
Simplifying, we get:
$15x = $9,000
Finally, divide both sides by $15 to determine the value of x:
x = $9,000 ÷ $15
Calculating this, we find:
x = 600
So, according to my calculations, a total of 600 students can attend the school dance. But hey, you better make sure there's enough room on the dance floor for all those dancers!
Let's let "x" represent the number of students who can attend the school dance.
The cost of renting out the hall is $3,000.
The cost per student for food and drinks is $15, which means the total cost for food and drinks is 15x.
The total cost of the dance is the sum of the cost of renting out the hall and the cost for food and drinks, which is $3,000 + 15x.
We are given that the freshman class raised $12,000, so we can set up the following equation:
$3,000 + 15x = $12,000
To solve for "x", we can subtract $3,000 from both sides of the equation:
15x = $12,000 - $3,000
15x = $9,000
Finally, we can divide both sides of the equation by 15 to solve for "x":
x = $9,000 / 15
x = 600
Therefore, 600 students can attend the school dance.
To determine the number of students who can attend the school dance, we need to set up an equation based on the given information.
Let's say "x" represents the number of students attending the dance.
The total cost for the hall rental and food per student is expressed as "$3,000 + $15x."
Since the freshman class raised a total of $12,000, we can set up the equation:
$3,000 + $15x = $12,000
To solve the equation for "x," we need to isolate the variable.
Subtract $3,000 from both sides of the equation:
$15x = $12,000 - $3,000
$15x = $9,000
Now, divide both sides of the equation by $15 to solve for "x":
x = $9,000 / $15
x = 600
Therefore, 600 students can attend the school dance.