The school has budgeted $2000 for end-of-year party at the local park. The cost to rent the park shelter is $150. How much can the student council spend per student on food if each of the 225 students receives a $3.50 gift card.
EXPLANATION PLEASE AND MAKE AN EQUATION RELATED TO THE PROBLEM
To find out how much the student council can spend per student on food, we first need to subtract the cost of renting the park shelter from the budgeted amount.
Budget - Shelter Cost = Remaining Amount for Food
$2000 - $150 = $1850
Now we know that the remaining amount for food is $1850. We also know that there are 225 students and each student is receiving a $3.50 gift card.
To find out how much can be spent per student on food, we divide the remaining amount for food by the number of students.
Remaining Amount for Food / Number of Students = Amount per Student
$1850 / 225 = $8.22 (rounded to the nearest cent)
Therefore, the student council can spend $8.22 per student on food.
The equation related to the problem is:
$2000 - $150 - (225 * $3.50) = $0