A room at the Oak Creek inn costs $104 for 2 people. $19 charge for each extra person. the cost for a family for four to stay at the inn for 3 nights,

Question

A room at the Oak Creek inn costs $104 for 2 people per night. There is a nineteen dollar charge for each extra person. Write an algebraic expression that shows the cost for a family for four to stay at the inn for 3 nights,

Answer 1

C = ($104  + 19p)d, where p = extra people, d = days, and C = Cost

 

That translates into:

C = ($104 + 19 * 2)3

Answer 2

Since you have a family of 4, you will have to pay for 2 extra people each night

 

Cost per night = x

# of extra people = y

 

x = 104 + 19y

 

 

 

= 104 + 19 + 19

= $142

 

You are staying 3 nights so 3 x 142 = $426.