Question

Evan is going to the country fair this weekend. The admission to the fair is $5 and the cost per ride is 50 cents.If his parents gave him $20 write and solve a linear equation to find how many rides he can go on

Answer 1

30 rides

Explanation:

First subtract $5 from $20 (20-5) to get $15 now multiply 15 by 2 (which is the same as dividing by 1/2. and you get 30. so your answer is 30 rides

Answer 2

5x+0.50y=20

Explanation:

A linear equation is an easier way to find a standard equation because it makes it easy to find x and y. So the equation would have to have x and y in it and this problem is 5 and 50 cents and his parents gave him the total which is 20 dollars so the equation would be

5x+0.50y=20

I am in middle school sorry if the explantion is bad