Question

Paula is the student council member responsible for planning an outdoor dance. Plans include hiring a band and buying and serving dinner. She wants to keep the ticket price as low as possible to encourage student attendance while still covering the cost of the band and the food.

Question 1: Band A charged $600 to play for the evening and Band B changers $350 plus $1.25 per student.
Write a system of equations to represent the cost of the two bands.

Answer 1

Plans include hiring a band and buying and serving dinner. She wants to keep the ticket price as low as possible to encourage student attendance while still covering the cost of the band and the food. Question 1: Band A charged $700 to play for the evening and Band B changers $550 plus $1.50 per student.

Explanation: