Question

Each person attending a two-day conference receives 4 meal vouchers to use.

Part A: Write an algebraic expression that can be used to find the total number of meal vouchers needed for the conference.Describe what the variable stands for in this expression.

Part B: A total of 3,824 meal vouchers are needed. How many people are attending the conference? SHOW YOUR WORK.

ps: It will mean the world to me if someone helps!! : )

Answer 1

Part A: Let x and y be the number of persons attending the two-day conference and y be the number of vouchers released. The equation that would best express the given is,
y = 4x

Part B: The number of people attending the conference is determined by dividing the given number of vouchers by 4. The answer is 956.