The football team is planning a trip to a sports museum. The cost for renting a bus is $320. The cost will be divided equally among those going on the trip. A museum ticket costs $13.75 per person. Write an equation that gives the cost of the trip per person C as a function of the number of people p going on the trip. How many people must go on the trip so that the cost is no more than $20 per person?

Edward Hendricks

Edward Hendricks

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2022-08-04

The football team is planning a trip to a sports museum. The cost for renting a bus is $320. The cost will be divided equally among those going on the trip. A museum ticket costs $13.75 per person. Write an equation that gives the cost of the trip per person C as a function of the number of people p going on the trip.
How many people must go on the trip so that the cost is no more than $20 per person?

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Gauge Howard

Gauge Howard

Beginner2022-08-05Added 19 answers

cost for renting a bus is $320
A museum ticket costs $13.75 per person
No. of people = p
So, cost per person for a trip to museum = 320 p + 13.75So, C ( p ) = 320 p + 13.75
If C(p) = 20. Solve for p:
20 = 320 p + 13.75 6.25 = 320 p p = 320 6.25 = 51 persons

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