Question

Sam goes to the amusement park . He pays 25 dollars to get in plus 3 dollars per ride the rides. Weite an expression to show how much his trip is for any number of rides

Answer 1

The total cost can be expressed as;

C=3 n+25

Explanation:

The expression for the total cost of his trip for any number of rides can be expressed as;

C=A+Rn

where;

C=Total cost of the trip

A=Fixed entrance rate

R=cost per ride

n=number of rides

In our case;

C=c

A=25 dollars

R=3 dollars per ride

n=n

replacing;

C=25+(3×n)

C=25+3n

C=3 n+25

The total cost can be expressed as;

C=3 n+25