Question

tickets to a waterpark cost $53 per person. write an expression to show the total cost of tickets for p people (pre algebra)

Answer 1

$53p

Explanation:

If tickets to a waterpark cost $53 per person, this can be expressed as;

$53 = 1 person

To find the cost of p people, we will write;

$x = p people

Divide both expressions

53/x = 1/p

x * 1 = 53 * p

x = 53p

Hence the cost of p people is $53p