They think this because younger drivers are less experienced.
5 is a constant - you pay $5 before you go on any of the waterslides.
let the number of waterslides Steven went on = x
5 +2x =17 ($5 plus $2 per waterslide ride = 17)
Answer a is correct.
By the way, Steven went on 6 waterslide rides.
3 x (2)³ is an expression that's equal to 24 .
9x-30 I’m pretty sure!
We are finding the difference, which means subtract! Nine times a number would be 9x and since it’s difference you would subtract it by 30.