Question

Jose has saved $75 to take tutoring classes. He must pay a registration fee of $15 and then an additional $6 for each class.

Write an equation and solve it to determine the number of classes that Jose can afford.

Answer 1

Given:

Total amount Jose has = $75

Registration fee = $15

Additional fee = $6 for each class

To find:

Number of classes that Jose can afford.

Solution:

Let x be the number of classes that Jose can afford.

Additional fee for 1 class = $6

Additional fee for x classes = $6x

Total fee = Registration fee + Additional fee for x classes

`75=15+6x`

`75-15=6x`

`60=6x`

Divide both sides by 6.

`10=x`

Therefore, the required equation is
`75=15+6x` and the number of classes he can afford is 10.