Let x be the number of guests.
For Bowling A: 10.50x = 500
x = 500 / 10.50
x ≈ 47 guests
For Bowling B: 15.00x = 500
x = 500 / 15.00
x ≈ 33 guests
Therefore, you will be able to invite 47 guests to Bowling A and 33 guests to Bowling B within your budget of $500.
Suppose you are having a birthday party at the local bowling alley. You are trying to figure out how many people you can afford to invite. You can spend a maximum of $500 on your party. The table below represents the costs for each bowling alley.
Set up an equation that shows the relationship between the number of guests and the price per bowler for each bowling alley.
Calculate how many guests you will be able to invite to your party for each bowling alley.
Bowl/person
Bowling A
$10.50
Bowling B
$15.00
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