Question

Caleb is planning a visit to an amusement park. He wants to figure out how many roller coasters he could ride and how many shows he can watch in 345 minutes.

Each roller coaster takes 5 minutes to ride. He estimates that the average wait time for a roller coaster is 30 minutes.

Caleb wants to ride 3 more roller coasters than the number of shows he watches. Each show takes 25 minutes.

how many shows can he watch and how many rides can he ride?

Answer 1

7 rollercoasters because 4 shows plus 3 more rollercoasters equal 7 and 4 shows .

It takes 5 minutes to ride on the rollercoaster plus the estimated 30 minute wait equals 35 and 35*7=245 and it takes 25 minutes to watch show and 25*4=100 and 245+100=345 so he can ride 7 rollercoasters and 4 shows in 345 minutes.