Chad is catering a party. He plans on having 5 trays of 5 appetizers each on the buffet at the beginning of the party and will rotate in new trays as those become empty. To ensure that he does not run out of appetizers during the party, he is going to make 5 appetizers per person in addition to the initial number put out on the buffet. Which of the following represents A, the amount of appetizers Chad needs to make, in terms of p, the amount of people attending the party?

A = 25p + 5
A = 5p - 25
A = 5 - 25p
A = 25 + 5p

Question

Chad is catering a party. He plans on having 5 trays of 5 appetizers each on the buffet at the beginning of the party and will rotate in new trays as those become empty. To ensure that he does not run out of appetizers during the party, he is going to make 5 appetizers per person in addition to the initial number put out on the buffet. Which of the following represents A, the amount of appetizers Chad needs to make, in terms of p, the amount of people attending the party?

    A = 25p + 5
    A = 5p - 25
    A = 5 - 25p
    A = 25 + 5p

anonymous · Answer

Each person gets five appetizers. 5(5) = 25 That is where the 25 comes in. That being said, 25 is a constant.

anonymous · Answer

A = 25 + 5p

anonymous · Answer

The amount of appetizers is dependent, meaning that it is attached to the variable. And yes the equation is all addition. Wangkan is correct.

anonymous · Answer

thanks for the explanation @KirbyLegs and the answer is D