Party Planning 101 Name: ______
You have been given the special task of buying all the supplies needed for your brother’s 13th Birthday party. You were put to this task because of your talent in spending money wisely. You will need to create a budget so that your brother knows how many friends to invite. Below is the list of items needed
Party Supplies
● Paper plates, napkins, and silverware
● Birthday streamers, balloons, and confetti
● Piñata
● Invitations
● Pizza
● Soda and candy
● Ice Cream Cake
● Snacks
The table below shows some average prices you have found at local stores.
Item / CostPaper plates / $2.99 per 12 plates
Napkins / $1.25 per 100
Plastic Silverware / $4.00 for 30 count forks
$4.00 for 30 count spoons
$3.25 for 30 count knives
Birthday streamers / 10 streamers for $2.50
Confetti / $0.99 a bag
Balloons / $6.99 for 3 helium Birthday balloons
Piñata / $15.99 per Piñata
Invitations / $5.99 per 20 invitations
Pizza / $12.99, serves 10
Soda / 3 12-packs for $7.00
Candy / Mix and match 24 individual bags for $7.99
Ice Cream Cake / $18.99, serves 14
Snacks / 24 individual bags for $5.00
1. Let’s say you have $150.00 to spend on all party supplies. Determine a reasonable amount of friends your brother can invite to his party and be able to afford all the necessary supplies (assume you can buy the same amount of decorations no matter how many people come to the party). Write a short explanation for your brother on how you determined the amount of friends he can invite.
2. Suppose you have spent $75.00 so far on all of the food and $20.00 on all paper plates, napkins, and silverware. Write and solve an equation to determine the amount left to spend on the decorations, piñata, and invitations.
3. Determine the average cost of food per guest based on the prices listed above.
4. Suppose you have budgeted $100.00 to spend on all food. Write a general rule to show how many friends (f) you can invite based on your $100.00 budget. Solve to determine how many guests your brother can afford to invite.