Question

The total cost to go horseback riding is x dollars per hour plus a $3 fee for renting a helmet. Write an expression to represent the cost, in dollars, for 5 people to go horseback riding for 3 hours each

Answer 1

The answer is 15x + 15

Each person needs to pay x dollars per hour, and also 3 dollars for a helmet

Let us convert this into a pseudo-expression:

1 person = (x dollars) x (y hours) + 3 dollars

Now, it says that there are 5 people, so we need to multiply both sides by 5

5 people = 5 x (x dollars) x (yhours) + 3 x 5 dollars

Furthermore, it says that each person wants to go horseback riding for 3 hours:

5 people = 5(x dollars) x (3 hours) + 15 dollars

Now, we just need to convert this into an expression

5 people = 5(x)(3) + 15

5 people = 15x+15

They want the expression for cost, so we just need to give them

15x + 15