Question

Adrienne had a party at a local swimming pool. She spent fifty dollars for a pavilion and seven dollars per person for admission. Let c be the total cost of the pavilion and admission, and let p be the number of people at her party. Write an equation to represent the problem. Which is the independent variable? Explain.

Answer 1

C would equal 50 + ( P * 7 )
P, the number of people would be the independent variable because it id the variable that changes.

Answer 2

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