Question

Jay went to am amusement park. The park charges an entrance fee of $10.50 and $4.50 for every ride. Jay spent 46.50 on entrance fees and rides. Which function can be used to find the number of rides he went on?

Answer 1

Let total number of rides be represented by x
And total amount spent on the ride and entry fees be y
Entry fees of the park = $10.50
Also, Charge for each ride is given to be $4.50
So, The linear function which describes the situation :
y = 10.50 + 4.50x
Now, Its given that Jay spent a total of $46.50 in the park
So, to find total number of rides taken substitute y = 46.50 in the above linear equation.
⇒ 46.50 = 10.50 + 4.50x
⇒ 4.50x = 36
⇒ x ≈ 8
Thus, Number of rides taken = 8