Algebra 1 math question

Question

Each player at a paintball park pays an entrance fee to use the course. The paintball park also charges each player for the number of paintballs used.

When a player uses  paintballs, the total cost in dollars to play is given by the expression .

Answer 1

Hello, Aaliyah,

I assume that the question wants an equation for calculating the cost of entering and playing paintball. Let's define several items:

E is entry fee, in a currency unit such as $

P is the cost per paintball, in (currency unit/ball)

T is the total cost for the period spend playing paintball for one visit (currency unit)

x is the number of painballs

The total cost, T, would be the entry fee, E, plus the number of paintballs used, xP.

T = E + xP

Bob