Daniel had $175 to spend at the fair. If the admission to the fair is $5 and the rides cost $2 each, what is the greatest number of rides Daniel can go on?

Answer 1

The answer is 85 rides.

Solution:

Admission fee is only paid once upon entry to the fair.

This means you subtract $5 from the total $175.

($175 - $5) = $170 leftover money that Daniel has.

Since the given statement said all the rides cost $2 each,

we can safely assume that all the rides cost the same.

To figure out what the greatest number of rides Daniel can go on,

we simply divide $170 by $2 to get the maximum number of rides he can go on.

170/2 = 85 rides

Answer 2

Total amount to spend = 175

$5 to get in so now have 170

number of rides = 170/2 = 85