On Saturday, 15,598 people attended a music festival. How does the value represented by the 5 in the hundreds place compare with
the value of the 5 in the thousands place? * a. The value in the hundreds place is 10 times as much as the value in the thousands place
b. The value in the hundreds place is one-tenth as much as the value in the thousands place
c. The value in the hundreds place is 100 times as much as the value in the thousands place.
d. The value in the hundreds place is one one-hundredth as much as the value in the thousands place
You didn't give any choices, but the equation looks like this: 17 = 2x + 5. Solving that for x tells you that he went on a big water slide 6 times. 2 times 6 plus 5 is the $17 he spent at the park. See how well that works out?
