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steve and michelle neely are celebrating their 30th anniversary by having a reception at a local reception hall. They have budgeted $4,500 for their reception. If the reception hall charges a $80 cleanup fee plus $30 per person, find the greatest number of people that they may invite and still stay within their budget.
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Let's denote the number of people they can invite as "x".
The total cost of the reception hall is given by the equation:
80 + 30x = 4500.
To find the greatest number of people they can invite and still stay within their budget, we need to solve for x in the equation above.
Subtracting 80 from both sides of the equation:
30x = 4500 - 80,
30x = 4420.
Dividing both sides by 30:
x = 4420/30,
x ≈ 147.33.
Since it is not possible to invite a fraction of a person, the greatest whole number of people they can invite is 147.
Therefore, they can invite a maximum of 147 guests and still stay within their budget.
The total cost of the reception hall is given by the equation:
80 + 30x = 4500.
To find the greatest number of people they can invite and still stay within their budget, we need to solve for x in the equation above.
Subtracting 80 from both sides of the equation:
30x = 4500 - 80,
30x = 4420.
Dividing both sides by 30:
x = 4420/30,
x ≈ 147.33.
Since it is not possible to invite a fraction of a person, the greatest whole number of people they can invite is 147.
Therefore, they can invite a maximum of 147 guests and still stay within their budget.
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