Question

to rent a movie theater for a private showing, mark must pay $150 to reserve the theater. for each person that mark invites, he must pay an additional $6 per person. if mark spends a total of $438, how many people did mark invite to the private movie showing?

Explanation:

Step1: Subtract reservation fee

First, subtract the reservation - fee of $150 from the total amount Mark spent. The amount left for per - person charges is $438 - 150=288$.
$438−150 = 288$

Step2: Calculate number of people

Then, divide the remaining amount by the per - person charge of $6 to find the number of people.
$\frac{288}{6}=48$

Answer:

48