The freshman class raised funds for a school dance. It costs $5,000 to rent out the hall plus $20 per student for food and drinks. The freshman class raised $20,000. Write and solve an equation to determine how many students can attend the school dance.

Answer 1

Let the number of students attending the school dance be represented by 'x'.

The total cost for food and drinks for 'x' students can be calculated as 20 * x.

Therefore, the total cost for the school dance would be 5000 + 20x.

Since the total amount raised by the freshman class is $20,000, we can set up the equation:

5000 + 20x = 20000

To solve for 'x', we subtract 5000 from both sides of the equation:

20x = 15000

Finally, we divide both sides of the equation by 20:

x = 750

Therefore, there can be 750 students attending the school dance.