Maxine hosted a dinner party at her favorite restaurant. she had to pay $12 per guest. the restaurant took $72 off the bill due to a mistake in the order. if the final bill is $300, how many guests attended the dinner party?

The correct answer is 31 guests attended to her party.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is an equation-type math problem.

* As we do not know the number of guests who attended Maxine's party we will call them: x

* As she had to pay $12 per guest, the total she will pay in the bill is: 12(x)

* Due to a mistake, the restaurant discounted $72 from the total bill. Eventually, Maxine will pay only $300, so the actual total bill was for $372

* It implies:

12(x) = 372

    x = 372/12

    x = 31

That is the reason why 31 guests attended to Maxine's dinner party.