Mustafa’s soccer team is planning a school dance as a fundraiser. The DJ charges $200 and decorations cost $100. The team decides to charge each student $5.00 to attend the dance. If n represents the number of students attending the dance, which equation can be used to find the number of students needed to make $1,500 in profit?

5n – 300 = 1,500

5n + 300 = 1,500

5n – 200 + 100n = 1,500

5n – 100 – 200n = 1,500

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Mustafa’s soccer team is planning a school dance as a fundraiser. The DJ charges $200 and decorations cost $100. The team decides to charge each student $5.00 to attend the dance. If n represents the number of students attending the dance, which equation can be used to find the number of students needed to make $1,500 in profit?


5n – 300 = 1,500

5n + 300 = 1,500

5n – 200 + 100n = 1,500

5n – 100 – 200n = 1,500

anonymous · Answer

Well the $200 and $300 are both constants, meaning they don't depend on the number of students

anonymous · Answer

I mean $100 and $200

anonymous · Answer

What exactly don't you understand about this problem?