To host school groups on field trips, a museum charges a flat fee of $250 plus $8 for each student who attends. If a school can spend at most $585 for its field trip to this museum, what is the maximum number of students the school can afford to send?

We are given the problem in which it can be translated to 250 + 8x where x is the number of students. The maximum amount that the school can spend is equal to 585. In this case, we equate 250 + 8x to 585. 250 + 8x = 585; x as the number of students is equal to 41 students