Question

At the amusement park,each student is given $16 for food. This covers the cost of 2 meals plus $4 for snacks.How much money does the school except each student to spend per meal? What equation could be used to represent this situation

A) 4m-16=2
B) 2m+4=16
C) 4-2m=16
D) 4m-2=16

Answer 1

Let

m-------> the cost of one meals in dollars

we know that

`2m+4=16` ------> equation A

Solve for m

Subtract
`4` both sides

`2m+4-4=16-4`

`2m=12`

Divide by
`2` both sides

`m=12/2=\$6`

the cost of each meal is
`\$6`

therefore

the answer is

The equation that could be used to represent this situation is

`2m+4=16`