Question

The zoo charges an entry fee of $10.50 plus $4.00 per animal show ticket.

Let t represent the number of animal show tickets purchased and c represent the total cost of the entry fee and animal show tickets. Write an equation to calculate the total cost for a person who pays the entry fee and purchases t tickets.

Answer 1

c = 10.50 + 4.00t

Explanation:

The cost of the entry fee is a fixed cost of $10.50, so that can be represented as 10.50t. The cost of the animal show tickets is $4.00 per ticket, so that can be represented as 4t. The total cost is the sum of these two costs, so the equation is c = 10.50t + 4t.