The football booster club raised $750 to take a group of students to a football game. The booster club will pay for the bus to transport the students to the game, the admission tickets to the game, and a meal at the
concession stand for each student.
The bus to transport the students to the game costs $200. Each admission ticket to the game costs $6.50.
This table shows the costs of sandwiches, drinks, and popcorn at the concession stand.
Food Costs
Size
Small
Medium
Large
Sandwich Drink Cost
Cost (dollars) (dollars)
$4.75
$1.50
$5.25
$2.25
$6.00
$3.25
Special of the Day
20% off for Medium Items
Popcorn Cost
(dollars)
$2.50
$3.25
$4.00
If the booster club pays for a medium sandwich, drink, and popcorn for each student, how many more
students can go to the game than if the booster club pays for a large sandwich, drink, and popcorn for each
student? Explain in detail how you determined your answer. Be sure to include algebraic representations
for each situation in your explanation.