Question

The Grade 8 students had an

end-of-the-year dance.
The disc jockey charged $85 for setting
up the equipment, plus $2 for each
student who attended the dance.
The disc jockey was paid $197.
How many students attended the dance?
a) Write an equation you can use to
solve the problem.
b) Solve the equation.
c) Check your answer and explain
how you know it is correct.

Answer 1

The answer is 60
Hope this helps

Answer 2

1. You can use the equation 2x + 85 = 197

2. 2x+ 85 =197

-85 -85

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2x = 112

/2 /2

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x = 60

x is the number of students that went to the dance

plug in 60 into x in the equation I gave to check