Question

An amusement park charges an admission fee of 40 dollars per person. The cost, C (In dollars), of admission for a group of p people is give by the following

C=40p
What is the cost of admission for a group of 3 people

Answer 1

Cost of admission for a group of 3 people is $ 120

Solution:

Given that amusement park charges an admission fee of 40 dollars per person

The cost, C (In dollars), of admission for a group of p people is give by the following expression:

C = 40p

Here "p" denotes the number of people

To find: cost of admission for a group of 3 people

For a group of 3 people, p = 3

Substituting p = 3 in given cost formula, we get the cost of admission for a group of 3 people

`c = 40p\\\\c = 40(3) = 120`

Thus cost of admission for a group of 3 people is $ 120