Question

Araseli and Hugo went to the county fair. Arasell purchased 30 ride tickets and also spent $15 on games. Hugo

purchased 25 ride tickets and also spent $20 on snacks. Araseli and Hugo spent the same amount of money at the
fair. If r represents the cost of a ride ticket, which equation can be solved to calculate the cost of a ride ticket?
a) 30r + 25r = 15 + 20
b) 30r + 15 = 25r + 20
c) 15r + 30 = 20 + 25
d) 30(r + 15) = 25(r + 20)

Answer 1

The equation that can be solved to calculate the cost of a ride ticket is 30r + 15 = 25r + 20.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's set up the equation to calculate the cost of a ride ticket. Let r represent the cost of a ride ticket.

Araseli purchased 30 ride tickets, so the cost of those tickets would be 30r. She also spent $15 on games, so the total amount spent by her would be 30r + 15.

Hugo purchased 25 ride tickets, so the cost of those tickets would be 25r. He also spent $20 on snacks, so the total amount spent by him would be 25r + 20.

Given that Araseli and Hugo spent the same amount of money at the fair, we can set up the equation 30r + 15 = 25r + 20.

Therefore, the correct equation to calculate the cost of a ride ticket is 30r + 15 = 25r + 20.