A school plans to spend twice the amount it did last year on its winter dance, less the cost of the disco ball which was $150, since they have it from last year. A total of $1,500 is being spent this year. Fill in the blanks to write an equation that will determine the amount of last year’s budget, a .

Question

A school plans to spend twice the amount it did last year on its winter dance, less the cost of the disco ball which was $150, since they have it from last year. A total of $1,500 is being spent this year. Fill in the blanks to write an equation that will determine the amount of last year’s budget, a .

Answer 1

Let's assume the amount spent last year is a.

According to the given information, the school plans to spend twice the amount it did last year, less the cost of the disco ball which was $150.

So the equation can be written as:

2a - 150 = 1500