Write an equation using the word problem and solve.

Question

Stephen belongs to a movie club in which he pays an annual fee of $39.95 and then rents DVD5 for $0.99 each. In one year, Stephen spent $55.79. Write and solve an equation to find how many DVDS, d, he rented.

Answer 1

Let d be the number of DVDs. Then we have

C = 0.99d + 39.95, where C is the cost of renting the DVDs.

Let C be the amount Stephen spent on renting DVDs.

0.99d + 39.95 = 55.79

0.99d = 15.84

d = 16

Stephen rented 16 DVDs, which cost him $55.79.

Answer 2

(55.79-39.95)/.99=16....................