Question

Evan is going to the county fair this weekend. the admission to the fair is 10$ and the cost per ride is 75 cents. if his parents gave him 40$, write and solve a linear equation to find how many rides he can go on.

Options:
a) Evan can go on 44 rides.
b) Evan can go on 36 rides.
c) Evan can go on 52 rides.
d) Evan can go on 48 rides.

Answer 1

To find out how many rides Evan can go on at the county fair, we need to solve a linear equation. The correct answer is that Evan can go on 40 rides.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many rides Evan can go on, we need to set up and solve a linear equation. Let x represent the number of rides Evan can go on. The cost of admission and the cost per ride can be expressed as: $10 + 0.75x. Since Evan's parents gave him $40, the equation becomes:
$10 + 0.75x = $40
Subtracting $10 from both sides gives:
0.75x = $30
Dividing both sides by 0.75 gives:
x = 40
Evan can go on 40 rides, so option d) Evan can go on 48 rides is incorrect.