Question

you pay $40 each month for satellite tv, plus $3.50 for every movie you purchase. write and solve an equation to find the number of movies purchased during a month with a total bill of $57.50.

Answer 1

40+3.50x5=57.50 so you purchased 5 movies for the total of 57.50 at the end of the month

Answer 2

5 movies were purchased during the month.

Explanation:

You pay $40 each month for satellite TV, plus $3.50 for every movie you purchase.

Let there be x movies purchased in a month.

The bill amount is = $57.50

The equation forms:

`40+3.50x=57.50`

Solving for x;

`3.50x=57.50-40`

=>
`3.50x=17.5`

So, x = 5

Hence, 5 movies were purchased during the month.