Question

At the amusement park each student is given $16 for food this covers the cost of $2 plus $4 for snacks how much money does the school expect student to spend per meal

Answer 1

The school expects them to spend $10 dollars.

Answer 2

$6.

Explanation:

Let x represent cost of each meal. So the cost of 2 meals would be
`2x`.

We have been given that the amusement park each student is given $16 for food. This covers cost of 2 meals plus $4 for snacks. We can represent this information in an equation as:

`2x+4=16`

Let us solve for x.

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

`2x=12`

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

`x=6`

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