The freshman class raised funds for a school dance. It costs $3,000 to rent out the hall plus $15 per student for food and drinks. The freshman class raised $12,000. Write and solve an equation to determine how many students can attend the school dance.

Answer 1

Let x be the number of students attending the school dance.
The cost for food and drinks for each student is $15, so the total cost for food and drinks is 15x.
The total cost for the school dance is $3000 + $15x.
The freshman class raised $12000, so we have the equation 12000 = 3000 + 15x.
Subtracting 3000 from both sides, we get 9000 = 15x.
Dividing both sides by 15, we get x = 600.
Therefore, 600 students can attend the school dance. Answer: \boxed{600}.