Question

A family went to a basketball game. They parked the car in a parking lot which charged $5. The cost per ticket was $24. Write an equation for the total cost of going to the basketball game, where y is the total cost an x is the total number of people. If the family spent $173, how many people went to the game?

Answer 1

7 people went to the basketball game.

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

They parked the car in a parking lot which charged $5. The cost per ticket was $24.

To calculate the number of people, we need to use the following formula:

Total cost (y)= x*24 + 5

173 = 24x + 5

168/24 = x

7 = x

7 people went to the basketball game.