Question

A water park charges $5 for entry into the park and an additional $2 for each of the big water slides. Steven spent $17 on his visit to the water park. Which equation can be used to find the number of big water slides, x, that Steven went on?

Answer 1

LET X= ADDITIONAL AMOUNT
EQAUTION= 5+2x=17
                      -5       -5
                    __________
                      2x=12
                     _______
                      2     2
                       X=6 IS THE ANSWER. HOPE THIS HELPS!!!!!

Answer 2

5+2x=17 is the equation, since he spends five dollars initially, 17 total, and spends two more for every "big water slide".