A local garage band, held a rent party. They charged $3 per person for admission, with the proceeds used to pay the rent. If the rent is $420 and they ended up with an extra $54 after paying the rent, how many people came to see them play?

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Nico Jarvis

16 May, 18:32

A local garage band, held a rent party. They charged $3 per person for admission, with the proceeds used to pay the rent. If the rent is $420 and they ended up with an extra $54 after paying the rent, how many people came to see them play?

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Aubrey Potter · Answer 1

Answer: 158 people came to see them play.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the number of people that came to see them play.

A local garage band, held a rent party. They charged $3 per person for admission. This means that the total amount that they charged for x people would be 3x

The proceeds were used to pay for the rent.

If the rent is $420 and they ended up with an extra $54 after paying the rent, it means that

3x - 420 = 54

3x = 54 + 420 = 474

x = 474/3 = 158