Question

A sixth grade class of 295 students is having an end of the year laser tag party. The party will cost

$8.95 per student, but since so many students are attending the laser tag company is giving the

group a $400 discount. Estimate the total cost of the party.

A. $3,100 C. $2,700


B. $2,000 D. $2,300

Answer 1

The total cost of the party is approximately $2300, hence the correct answer is option D.

Explanation:

Given:

Number of students = 295 students

cost per student = $8.95

Discounts given by the company = $400

To find:

We need to estimate the total cost of the party.

Solution:

To find the total cost of the party we need to multiply the total number of students into the cost per student.

This can be done as follows:

=295×8.95

=2640.25

Therefore, the total cost of the party is $2640.25, but it is given that the laser tag company gave the students a discount of $400. Hence the total cost after discount is

=2640.25-400

=2240.25

Therefore, the total cost of the party is approximately $2300

Hence the correct answer is option D.