Question

Interpret the following linear function model with the given context. Leslie wants to throw a birthday party at their local bowling alley. The space is $100 to rent with an additional charge of $15 per person attending. This scenario of total cost is modeled by the linear function b(x)=100+15x . Leslie gets a bill of $550 at the end of the evening. In addition to Leslie and Steve, how many other people attended this birthday party?(1 point)

Responses

32
32

28
28

30
30

37

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

30

Explanation:
Set b(x) = 550 and solve for x:

550 = 100 + 15x
450 = 15x
x = 30

Therefore, 30 other people attended the party.