Question

To enter a local fair, one must pay an entrance fee and pay for the number of ride tickets he/she wants. admission to the fair is given by the equation f(x) = .50x 10, where x represents the number of tickets purchased and f(x) represents the total price. on opening weekend, they have a discount night where they decrease the ticket price to 5 cents each. how does this change the equation?

Answer 1

the answer is f(x) = .05x + 10

Answer 2

The new equation would be
`f(x)=0.05x+10`

Explanation:

In the equation
`f(x)=0.50x+10`

• 10 dollars in the fixed entrance fee, and
• 50 cents is the price of each ticket

If the ticket price is brought down to 5 cents, so 50 cents should be 5 cents.

5 cents in dollars is
`(5)/(100)=0.05`

So the new equation would be
`f(x)=0.05x+10`

Hence, the .50 part in the equation changes to .05