Question

A group of friends wants to go to the amusement park. They have $180.50 to spend on parking and admission. Parking is $19.50, and tickets cost $23 per person, including tax. Write and solve an equation which can be used to determine pp, the number of people who can go to the amusement park.
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Answer 1

a.

The required equation is  23p + 19.50 = 180.50

Let p represent the number of people who can go to the amusement park.

Since the ticket costs $23 per person, the total amount paid for ticket is rate × number of person = $23 × p = 23p.

Since we pay $19.50 for parking, the total amount spent is T = 23p + 19.50

Since the total amount equals $180.50. T = 180.50

So, 23p + 19.50 = 180.50

The required equation is  23p + 19.50 = 180.50

b.

Solving 23p + 19.50 = 180.50, we have

23p = 180.50 - 19.50

23p = 161

p = 161/23

p = 7

So, the number of people who can go to the amusement park is 7.

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