Question

at the amusement park each students is given $16 dollars for food. This covers the cost of 2 meals plus $4 for snacks. how much money does the school expect each student to spend per meal

Answer 1

Greetings!

Answer:

The answer to this problem is $6

Explanation:

To start solving this problem, let's first establish an equation:

We are solving for the cost per meal, which can be represented with a variable,
`x`

`2x+4=16`

To solve for the unknown, we have to isolate the variable, which means using different mathematical operations to leave the variable, x alone on the left side of the equation.

First, let's add -4 to both sides of the equation:

`(2x+4)+(-4)=(16)+(-4)`

`2x=12`

Now, let's divide both sides by 2 to isolate the variable:

`(2x)/(2)= (12)/(2)`

`\boxed{x=6}`

Therefore, the school expects each student to spend $6 per meal.

I hope this helped!

-Benjamin