Question

Pre-orders for the yearbook cost $38 each and full price cost $45 each. If 24 students in Mr. Hillman's class purchased yearbooks for a total of $975, how many students pre-ordered and how many paid full price?

Answer 1

15 students preordered the year book and 9 students paid full price.

Solution:

Given that

Cost of pre-ordered year book =
`\$38` each

Cost of full price of year book =
`\$45` each

Number of students in Mr. Hillman's class purchased yearbooks = 24

Total price spent by 24 students to purchase year book =
`\$975`

Need to determine number of students pre-ordered and number of students paid full price.

Let assume number of student pre-ordered year book = x

As out of 24, x students pre-ordered the yearbook , so remaining are the ones who paid full price

So number of students paid full price =
`24-x`

Money spent by students who pre-ordered the book = number of student pre-ordered year book multiplied by Cost of 1 pre-ordered year book =
`x*38 = 38x`

Money spent by students who paid full price = number of students paid full price x Cost of 1 full price year book =
`(24-x)* 45 = 1080-45x`

Total price spent by 24 students to purchase year book = Money spent by students who pre-ordered the book + Money spent by students who paid full price

`\Rightarrow 975=38 x+1080-45 x`

On solving above expression for x, we get

`\begin{array}{l}{\Rightarrow 975-1080=38 x-45 x} \\\\ {\Rightarrow-105=-7 x} \\\\ {\Rightarrow (-105)/(-7)=x} \\\\ {\Rightarrow x=15}\end{array}`

Number of student pre-ordered year book =
`x=15`

Number of students paid full price =
`24-x = 24-15 = 9`

Hence 15 students pre-ordered the year book and 9 students paid full price.