A photo booth charges a $500 fee for two hours at a party, plus $50 per additional hour. Cindy doesn't want to spend more than $700 on the photo booth rental. What is the maximum number of additional hours (beyond the first two) that Cindy can rent the photo booth for her party?
Responses
A 33
B 44
C 55
D 66
E 7
Let's start by finding how much it will cost for Cindy to rent the photo booth for the first two hours. This is given as a flat fee of $500.
Now let's determine how much it will cost Cindy for each additional hour beyond the first two. This is given as $50 per hour.
Cindy doesn't want to spend more than $700, so let's create an equation to represent this information:
$500 + ($50 * additional hours) ≤ $700
We can simplify this equation by subtracting $500 from both sides:
($50 * additional hours) ≤ $200
Now let's divide both sides by $50 to solve for additional hours:
additional hours ≤ 4
Since additional hours must be a whole number, the maximum number of additional hours Cindy can rent the photo booth for is 4.
Answer: E) 7