It Costs $23.50 to enter an amusement park and $0.25 to ride a ride.You have $24. Write an equation that represents the number r of rides you can ride.

Answer 1

Hi there! You have a total of $24 to spend. Of that, you need to spend $23.50 to get into the park. With the money that you have left, you can ride some number ("x") of rides for $0.25 per ride. To find the number of rides you can afford, you can set up an equation:

24=23.50+0.25x

You can now solve for x by subtracting 23.50 on both sides:

24-23.50=23.50-23.50+0.25x

0.50=0.25x

Now, divide off 0.25 to get x by itself:

0.50/0.25=x

x=2

After paying for the entrance fee, you only have enough money to go on two rides. Bummer! :)