Question

The Education Foundation hosted an annual fundraising dinner. There were 24 dinner tables with 8 chairs at each table. Each dinner ticket cost $12.50. If 4 tables were full, how much money was raised from the dinner ticket sales?

a) $225
b) $1,800
c) $2,400
d) $3,200

Answer 1

The total money raised from the dinner ticket sales at the Education Foundation's fundraising event is $400, as 4 full tables with 8 chairs each amounted to 32 tickets sold at $12.50 each.

Step-by-step explanation:

The amount of money raised from the dinner ticket sales by the Education Foundation can be calculated by determining the number of people seated at the full tables and multiplying that by the cost per ticket. Since there were 4 full tables, with 8 chairs each, we have 4 tables × 8 chairs/table = 32 chairs filled. Each ticket costs $12.50, so the total money raised from these tickets is 32 tickets × $12.50/ticket = $400. The correct answer is not provided in the options a) $225 b) $1,800 c) $2,400 d) $3,200, as the actual amount raised is $400.