Answer:
A) You have $50 and plan to buy movie tickets for $8. How much money, y, will you have left after buying x tickets?
Explanation:
Given:
Equation is y = -8x + 50
we need to find which problem statement represents the above equation.
Hence we will check it by creating equation for each.
A) You have $50 and plan to buy movie tickets for $8. How much money, y, will you have left after buying x tickets?
Cost of movie ticket = $8
Number of tickets = x
Money i have = $50
Money left y = 50 - 8x
Hence we can say that this problem represent the above equation.
B) Over the summer, you and 8 friends plan to read 50 books. If everyone gets an equal amount, how many books, y, will each person read?
Total friends = 9
Number of books = 50
Number of books each will read = 50/9
Hence we can say that this problem does not represent the above equation.
C) You have already traveled 50 miles. How far, y, will you travel in 8 hours, at a speed of x miles per hour?
Number of hours = 8
Number of miles = x
Miles traveled = $50
Distance traveled = 50 + 8x
Hence we can say that this problem does not represent the above equation.
D) You start with $50 in your savings account. How much money, y, will you have after saving $8 a month for x months?
Amount per month = 8
Number of months = x
Money in savings account = $50
total Money saved = 50 + 8x
Hence we can say that this problem does not represent the above equation.
Final Answer:
Option A will be correct option which represent the equation y = -8x + 50