You are planning a school field trip that costs $150 to rent the bus. For fairness, the cost of the bus will be split evenly among the students attending. How much does it cost per student if 10 students attend? 15 students attend? 18 students attend?
Write an equation to represent the cost per student if x number of students attend. Explain how you obtained your equation.
Using your equation, how many students need to attend if the cost per student is to be under $12?
It also costs $7.25 per student for admission to the program.
Write an equation to represent the total cost per student (including bus cost) if x students attend. Explain how you obtained your equation.
Sketch an accurate graph of your equation without using a calculator. Explain how you obtained your graph.
Explain what the vertical and horizontal asymptotes mean in context of the problem.
You find out that two students dropped out of attending the trip.
Write a new equation for the cost per student if x is the number of students who signed up originally. Explain how you obtained your equation.
Using your equation, how many students would have to have originally signed up if the cost per student is under $20?
Sketch an accurate graph of your equation without using a calculator. Explain how you obtained your graph.