to rent a building for a school dance ava paid 120 plus 2.50 for each student who attended if she paid total 325 how many students attended the dance?

Answer 1

To find out how many students attended the dance, we can set up the following equation based on the information given:

Let \( x \) be the number of students who attended the dance.

The total cost paid by Ava is made up of the rental fee plus the cost per student:

\[ 120 + 2.50x = 325 \]

Now, we can solve for \( x \):

1. Subtract 120 from both sides:

\[ 2.50x = 325 - 120 \]

\[ 2.50x = 205 \]

2. Now, divide both sides by 2.50:

\[ x = \frac{205}{2.50} \]

\[ x = 82 \]

So, the number of students who attended the dance is 82.