Question

Student council is renting a tent for $350 for an upcoming student fair. Each student attending the fair will pay $0.50. All other attendees will pay $2.25 each. Write an inequality to represent the situation where s represents the number of students and a represents the other attendees that are paying. (1 point)

Answer 1

To express the situation as an inequality, we need to account for the total revenue generated from both the students and the other attendees, and ensure it is at least equal to the cost of the tent, which is $350.

The revenue from the students is given by \(0.50s\) (where \(s\) is the number of students) and the revenue from the other attendees is given by \(2.25a\) (where \(a\) is the number of other attendees).

The inequality can be expressed as:

\[ 0.50s + 2.25a \geq 350 \]

This inequality ensures that the total revenue from both groups of attendees is enough to cover the cost of the tent.