Question

The bus fare in a city is $1.50. People who use the bus have the option of purchasing a monthly coupon book for $29.00. With the coupon book, the

fare is reduced to $0.50. Determine the number of times in a month the bus must be used so that the total monthly cost without the coupon book is the
same as the total monthly cost with the coupon book
The bus must be used times

Answer 1

58 (trips)

Explanation:

Represent the number of uses by s. Then write and solve the equation

$29.00 = ($0.50)x. Dividing both sides by x results in 58 (trips)