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One caterer charges a basic fee of  plus  per person. A second caterer charges a basic fee of  plus  per person. What is the least number of people that could go to a party so that the second caterer is cheaper to hire?

 Sep 18, 2015

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What is the least number of people that could go to a party so that the second caterer is cheaper to hire?=34 people

 Sep 19, 2015
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What is the least number of people that could go to a party so that the second caterer is cheaper to hire?=34 people

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200 + 12x  < 100 + 15x

 

100 < 3x

 

100/3 < x

 

33.3 < x   or

 

x > 33.3 people =  34 people   [ since we can't have "partial" people.....!!! ]

 

 

 

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 Sep 19, 2015

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