Question

The Science Club went on a two-day field trip. On the first day, the members paid $60 for transportation plus $15 per ticket to the planetarium. On the second day, they paid $95 for transportation plus $12 per ticket to the geology museum.

Write an expression to represent the total cost for two days for the ₙ members of the club.

Answer 1

(n x 27)+155

Explanation:

15 +12 = 27

Each member pays $27 for the tickets so we multiply it by the number of members.

95 + 60 = 155

The members pay $155 in total for transportation.

Answer 2

Answer: Let n be the number of members in the Science Club.

On the first day, the total cost for transportation plus the cost of tickets is 60 + (15n) dollars.

On the second day, the total cost for transportation plus the cost of tickets is 95 + (12n) dollars.

So, the total cost for both days is (60 + 15n) + (95 + 12n) = 155 + 27n dollars.

The expression to represent the total cost for two days for the n members of the club is 155 + 27n dollars.

This equation represents the total cost for the transportation, planetarium and geology museum for 2 days for the n members in the club.

It should be noted that this is the monetary representation and it might vary depending on other factors, such as group discounts.

Explanation: