A school charges $6 per ticket to a dance. They spend $300 on music and decorations. The expression 6n−300 describes the amount of profit the school makes from the dance if n students buy tickets. What does 6n represent in this context?Choices:(A)The amount of money the school charges for all `\n` tickets(B)The amount of money the school spends on the dance(C)The number of students who buy tickets(D)The profit the school earns per ticket
Q. A school charges $6 per ticket to a dance. They spend $300 on music and decorations. The expression 6n−300 describes the amount of profit the school makes from the dance if n students buy tickets. What does 6n represent in this context?Choices:(A)The amount of money the school charges for all `\n` tickets(B)The amount of money the school spends on the dance(C)The number of students who buy tickets(D)The profit the school earns per ticket
Understand the expression: Understand the expression.The expression given is 6n−300, which is used to calculate the profit the school makes from the dance.
Identify components: Identify the components of the expression.The expression has two parts: 6n and −300. The −300 represents the fixed cost of $300 for music and decorations. The 6n is the variable part of the expression, which changes depending on the number of students n.
Interpret variable part: Interpret the variable part of the expression.Since the school charges $6 per ticket, the term 6n represents the total amount of money the school collects from selling n tickets.
Match with choices: Match the term 6n with the given choices.The choices are:- The amount of money the school charges for all n tickets- The amount of money the school spends on the dance- The number of students who buy tickets- The profit the school earns per ticketThe term 6n corresponds to the first choice, which is "The amount of money the school charges for all n tickets."
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