To prepare for a party, Mark buys a small bunch of balloons for $6.00 and gift bags that cost $5.15 each. He spends a total of $72.95 on the balloons and a gift bag for each person invited to the party. Write and solve an equation to find x, the number of
people Mark invited to the party

 , Required equation

The number of  people Mark invited to the party = 13

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the question,

Total amount spent = (Price of bunch of ballons)+(cost per gift) x (Number of persons)

Given: Total amount spent =$72.95 , Price of bunch of ballons =$6.00 ,

cost per gift =$5.15

thus,

 , Required equation

To solve , first

subtract 6 from both sides, we get

The number of  people Mark invited to the party = 13

the solution is the point

step-by-step explanation:

we have

> equation a

> equation b

adds equation a and equation b

substitute the value of x in equation b to find the value of y

the solution is the point

answer: c, the green line

step-by-step explanation:

there is no black line, eliminate b.

simple interest implies periodic payments, but the red line shows no payments, eliminate d.

simple interest has equal payments. if paid say every day, the graph is about a straight line (actually a stairstep).

the yellow line is not straight, eliminate a.

check: the green line is straight, answer is c.

simple interest with positive interest rate gives a straight line sloping up to the right. green line:

g(t) = $100 + ($200-$100) ÷ (20 years) × (t years)

= $100 + (4%/year) × ($100)(t years)

incidentally, the yellow line curving upward represents continuously compounded interest

y = $100 × 2^(t years / (14 assuming the yellow line hits $200 at 14 years. 2^0 is 1, so y(0) = $100; 2^(14/14) is 2, so y(14) = $200.