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 the amount of last year's budget (let's call it \( a \)), we can set up the equation based on the information provided.

From the problem, we know:

• The school plans to spend twice the amount it did last year on its winter dance, which is \( 2a \).
• They are deducting the cost of the disco ball, which is $150.
• The total amount being spent this year is $1,500.

Thus, we can write the equation as follows:

\[ 2a - 150 = 1500 \]

This equation can be used to solve for \( a \), the amount of last year's budget.