the drama club spent $35 on decorations and $8.50 per person on food for a cast party. the total cost of the food
and decorations was $264.50. how many people were at the cast party?
a)1,951 people
b)238 people
c)27 people
d)221 people

Option C) 27 people

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x ----> the number of people

we know that

The cost of decorations ($35) plus the number of people (x) multiplied by the cost per person on food ($8.50) must be equal to $264.50

so

The linear equation that represent this situation is

solve for x

Subtract 35 both sides

Divide by 8.50 both sides

8121 because

130,000 divided by 16 is 8121