Mrs. Howard is hosting a catered dinner party to celebrate her daughter's graduation. The catering company she plans to use charges $13.50 per plate of food and an additional fee of $540 to cover linens and tableware. The total bill for the catering services is $1,512. Which equation can be used to determine the total number of guests, g, who attend the dinner party? 13.50g + 540 = 1,512 13.50g - 1,512 = 540 5400g + 13.50 = 1,512 540g - 1,512 = 13.50

Hi there! The answer is 72 guests.

To find our answer we need to set up and solve an equation. Let the total number of guests be represented by g. The cost per guest is $13.50
Therefore the cost for all of the guests will be $13.50 × g.

To find the total cost we need to add the additional fee of $540 to cover linens and tableware.

Now we've found our equation.
[tex]13.5g + 540 = 1512[/tex]

Subtract 540.
[tex]13.5g = 972[/tex]

Divide by 13.5
[tex]g = \frac{972}{13.5} = 72[/tex]

Therefore, there are 72 guests. The answer is 72.
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