A school plans to spend twice the amount it did last year on its winter dance, less the cost of the disco ball which was $150, since they have it from last year. A total of $1,500 is being spent this year. Fill in the blanks to write an equation that will determine the amount of last year’s budget, a

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Answer 1

To determine last year's budget (let's call it \( a \)), we can set up the following equation based on the information provided:

The school plans to spend twice the amount from last year, which can be represented as \( 2a \). Since they are excluding the cost of the disco ball ($150), the total budget for this year can be represented as \( 2a - 150 \).

We know that this year's budget is $1,500, so we can set up the equation:

\[ 2a - 150 = 1500 \]

Now, fill in the blanks:

• \( a - \) (this represents the last year's budget, which is \( a \))
• \( 2a - 150 = 1500 \)

So, the complete equation is:

\[ 2a - 150 = 1500 \]

And now it is set to determine the amount of last year's budget \( a \).