A teacher is chooseing between two options for a class filed trip to an orchard

Question

At Orchard A, admission cost $9 perperson, and 3 chaperones are required.

At Orchard B, the cost is $10 per person, but only 1 chaperone is required.

At each orchard, the same pric applies to both chaperones and students

Which orchard would be cheaper to visit if the class has 18 students?

○ They cost the same

○ Orchard B

○ Not enough information

○ Orchard A

Answer 1

To determine which orchard would be cheaper for a class of 18 students, let's calculate the total cost for each orchard.

Orchard A:

• Admission cost per person: $9
• Total number of people (students + chaperones): 18 students + 3 chaperones = 21 people
• Total cost for Orchard A: \[ 21 \text{ people} \times 9 \text{ dollars/person} = 189 \text{ dollars} \]

Orchard B:

• Admission cost per person: $10
• Total number of people (students + chaperones): 18 students + 1 chaperone = 19 people
• Total cost for Orchard B: \[ 19 \text{ people} \times 10 \text{ dollars/person} = 190 \text{ dollars} \]

Now we compare the total costs:

• Orchard A: $189
• Orchard B: $190

Conclusion:

Orchard A is cheaper than Orchard B by $1.

The answer is Orchard A.