Answer:
Explanation:
The admission to the fair is $5 and the cost per ride is 50 cents.
Let the number of rides that he can go on be x
If one ride costs 50 cents, x rides will cost 50×x = 50x cents. Converting 50 cents to dollar, it becomes 50/100 = $0.5.
So x rides will cost $0.5x
If his parents gave him $20, he will pay $5 to be admitted into the fair. He would be left with 20- 5 = $15
The equation to find how many rides he can go on will be
0.5x = 15
Since one ride costs $0.5
x rides cost $15
x = 15/0.5 = 30
He can go on 30 rides