Question

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 .(2 points)

Answer 1

Let's denote last year's budget as \( a \).

According to the information provided, the school plans to spend twice last year's budget, which is represented as \( 2a \), but they will subtract the cost of the disco ball, which is $150.

This situation can be represented with the following equation:

\[ 2a - 150 = 1500 \]

So now, to determine last year's budget \( a \), you can solve the equation.