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A water park charges $12 to get into the park and $5 for each drink purchased.How many drinks can you buy if you have $47 before you go to the water park ?Write and slove an equation for this problem .Then,explain how you got your answer.

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5+5+5+5+5+5+5 = 35 , 35+12 = $47 so you can buy 7 drinks before going to the water park.
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