For their next birthdays, Emily and Maria each spend c dollars on food per person. Emily spends $20 on a party room and $3
per guest on party favors. Maria spends $68 on a party room.
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If each party has 16 guests and the total amount spent for
each party is the same, what did they spend on food per
person? Write an equation to represent this situation. How
can you interpret the result?