A restaurant needs to plan seating for a party
of 150 people. Large tables seat 10 people
and small tables seat 6. Let x represent the
number of large tables and y represent the
number of small tables. An expression like
the total number of people you can seat using
A large tables and B small tables is called a
linear combination. For instance, 150 people
could be seated using 12 large tables and
5 small tables. Use that expression to write an
equation in standard form that models all the
different combinations of tables the restaurant could use. Then identify at least one possible combination of
tables other than (12,5).
** WRITE AN EQUATION IN STANDARD FORM TO MODEL THE LINEAR SITUATION **