Question

Thomas bought 80 tickets for rides at an amusement park. each ride cost five tickets and Thomas has been on x-ride so far write an expression that shows the number of tickets to Thomas has left.

Answer 1

80 - 5x

Explanation:

We are told that Thomas has bought 80 tickets and that a ride costs 5 tickets; therefore, if Thomas has already ridden x rides, the number of tickets he has used is

`5x`

this means the number of tickets left is

`80-5x`

which is our answer!