Question

Arbara signed up for dance lessons at Dance Unlimited. She was charged $55 per month for lessons and a one-time recital fee of $165. The equation represents the $495 total cost that Barbara paid to Dance Unlimited. 495 = 165 + 55m How many months, m, did Barbara receive dance lessons from Dance Unlimited?

Answer 1

Given:

Per month fee = $55

One-time recital fee = $165

The equation represents the $495 total cost that Barbara paid to Dance Unlimited.

$495=165+55m$

To find:

We need to find the number of month Barbara receive dance lessons from Dance Unlimited.

Solution:

We have,

$495=165+55m$

Here, m is number of months. We need to isolate m.

Subtract 165 from both sides.

$495-165=55m$

$330=55m$

Divide both sides by 55.

$\dfrac{330}{55}=m$

$6=m$

The value of m is 6. So, the required number of month Barbara receive dance lessons from Dance Unlimited is 6.