Safiur Rahman

Name ________________________________________ 8/22/23

Date ______________________

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Apply and Evaluate Expressions and Equations: Investigation 1

Freshman students at Mason High School are planning their first Homecoming Dance and
decided to hire the party planner Blowout Bashes to coordinate the event.
Blowout Bashes
Entertainment (E): DJ @ $50.00 per half hour, (t), plus a flat fee of $100.00 for equipment set up.
Decorations (D): $10.00 per 100 sq. ft. of space, (s), plus a flat fee of $100.00 for set up.
Refreshments (R): $10.00 per person, (p), plus $50.00 per wait staff (1 staff person/
50 people required).
1. Write an equation to represent the cost for each service provided by Blowout Bashes.
(50 x 2t) + 100=E
A. Entertainment equation: _______________

(10 x s/100) + 100=D

B. Decorations equation: _______________

10p + ((p/50) x 50)

C. Refreshments equation: _______________
2. The entertainment is scheduled for 7:00–11:00 pm. Calculate the total entertainment cost.
A. $300.00 B. $400.00 C. $600.00 ✔ D. $500.00

3. Two rooms are required to accommodate the event. One room is for music and
photography, and the other is for serving and eating food. Calculate cost for each room
to determine the total decorating cost.
Room 1: Room 2:
50 ft  75 ft 50 ft  20 ft
Area = ______________
3750 Area = ______________
1000
Cost equation: Cost equation:
Cost: $______________
475 Cost: ______________
200
Total Decorating Cost: ______________
675

4. Last year, 375 students attended the Homecoming Dance. The committee expects at
least 500 to attend this year’s event. What is the expected cost for refreshments
based on expected attendance?
Cost equation: ______________
10p + ((p/50) x 50) Total Refreshment Cost: ______________
5500

5. The committee wants to make a profit of at least $20,000 to invest toward their Junior
Prom. Explain a minimum amount the committee can charge per ticket to meet their goal.
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If the committee wants to make a profit of $20,000, they must charge at least $53.35 per ticket. They expect

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about 500 people to come to the dance, so when you add the total cost of the whole party, which is $6,675 plus

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$20,000 which is the profit, and then divide all that by 500, the charge per person is $53.35

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