Question

A one-way train ticket from New York to Los Angeles costs $197 for a reclining seat, and $490 for a twin-sharing room. How much would it cost if x passengers booked reclining seats and one fifths y passengers booked twin-sharing rooms

Answer 1

The total cost if x passengers booked reclining seats and one fifths y passengers booked twin-sharing rooms is (197x + 98y) dollars

Solution:

Given that,

Cost for reclining seat = $ 197

Cost for twin sharing room = $ 490

We have to find the cost if x passengers booked reclining seats and one fifths y passengers booked twin-sharing rooms

Cost for reclining room when "x" passengers booked is:

Cost for reclining room = $ 197x

Cost when One fifths y passengers booked twin-sharing rooms

Cost for twin sharing room = $\frac{1}{5} \times y \times 490$

Cost for twin sharing room = 98y

Total cost is given as:

Total cost = Cost for reclining room "x" passengers + Cost for twin sharing room for one fifths y passengers

$Total\ cost = 197x + 98y$

Thus total cost is (197x + 98y) dollars