Question

The cost to ride on a ferry is $5.00 per vehicle and driver with an additional cost of 50 cents per passenger. if the charge to get on the ferry is $6.50, how many people were in the vehicle?

Answer 1

5 + 0.50p = 6.50
0.50p = 6.50 - 5
0.50p = 1.50
p = 1.50/0.50
p = 3 <=== the vehicle had 3 people in the vehicle

Answer 2

3 people were in the vehicle.

Explanation:

The cost to ride on a ferry = $5.00 per vehicle and driver

an additional cost per passenger = 50 cents

50 cents = $0.50

The total charge to get on the ferry is $6.50.

To calculate the number of people in the vehicle, we subtract $5.00 from the total charge

$6.50 - $5.00 = $1.50

If per passenger cost is $0.50

$1.50 cost for the passenger = 1.50 ÷ 0.50 = 3 passenger

3 people were in the vehicle.