Flower: Anthony decides to decorate a ballroom with r = 3n + 20 roses, where n is the number of dancers. It occurs to Anthony that the dancers always come in pairs. That is, n=2p, where p is the number of pairs. What is r as a function of p?

Can anyone explain the process of how to answer this problem?

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Ebony

10 April, 01:52

Flower: Anthony decides to decorate a ballroom with r = 3n + 20 roses, where n is the number of dancers. It occurs to Anthony that the dancers always come in pairs. That is, n=2p, where p is the number of pairs. What is r as a function of p?

Can anyone explain the process of how to answer this problem?

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Rudy Dyer · Answer 1

r = 6p + 20

Step-by-step explanation:

given:

r = 3n + 20

also given that n = 2p

substituting n=2p into the above equation

r = 3n + 20

r = 3 (2p) + 20

r = 6p + 20