If a caterer charges a fixed cost for preparing a dinner plus an additional cost for each person served, and you know that the cost for 100 students is $750 and the cost for 150 students is $1050, find the caterer's fixed cost and the cost per student served.

It would be $6 per student while the fixed cost is $150

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-10

x + 100 y = 750 x + 150 y = 1050 50 y = 300 y = 6 x = 750 − 600 = 150 The fixed cost is $150, while the per-student cost is $6.

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-24

The caterer's fixed cost is $150, and the cost per student served is $6. This was determined by setting up two equations based on the information provided about costs for different numbers of students. Solving these equations led us to find both costs accurately.
;

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-10-02