The senior class at Hartford High School is planning their prom. They’ve narrowed the location down to two choices. The Regal Hotel charges, C , $500 for the ballroom rental fee and $75 per student, s , for the meal. The Greenhill Country Club charges, C , $1,000 for the ballroom rental fee and $65 per student, s , for the meal. Create a pair of linear equations that represent this real-world problem.(1 point)

Answer 1

Let x be the number of students attending prom.

For the Regal Hotel:
Ballroom rental fee: $500
Meal cost per student: $75
Total cost: C = 500 + 75x

For the Greenhill Country Club:
Ballroom rental fee: $1000
Meal cost per student: $65
Total cost: C = 1000 + 65x