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?

Question

Create a vivid and appealing image of a winter school dance. Show a glittering disco ball, held from the previous year, suspended from a high ceiling, reflecting soft sparkles onto the dance floor where students are energetically dancing. Show silhouettes of teens in formal attire. There are twinkling holiday lights adding to the ambiance and snowflakes decorations hanging from the ceiling. The budget papers are shown on a table nearby, illustrating expenditures but without text. The entire scene captures the excitement and anticipation for the dance.

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?

Answer 1

Let "x" be the amount of last year's budget.

The school will spend twice the amount it did last year, which is 2x.
But since they have the disco ball from last year, they will deduct $150 from this amount.
So the equation is: 2x - $150 = $1,500. Answer: \boxed{2x - 150 = 1500}.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Apologies for the incorrect equation in the previous response. Let's correct it.

Let "x" be the amount of last year's budget.
The school plans to spend twice the amount it did last year, which is 2x.
However, they already have a disco ball from last year, so they don't need to spend money on it this year.
Therefore, the equation that represents this situation is:

2x - 150 = 1500

This equation states that spending twice last year's budget minus the cost of the disco ball ($150) equals the total amount being spent this year ($1,500).

Answer 4

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Answer 5

To find the amount of last year's budget, we can solve the equation:

2x - 150 = 1500

First, we add 150 to both sides of the equation:

2x - 150 + 150 = 1500 + 150

Simplifying,

2x = 1650

Then, divide both sides of the equation by 2 to isolate x:

2x/2 = 1650/2

x = 825

Therefore, last year's budget was $825.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Apologies for the confusion. Last year's budget would be represented by the variable "x". So, last year's budget would be x.

Answer 8

What is the answer to the question?

Answer 9

The answer to the question is that last year's budget was $825.

Answer 10