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To go to the state park. Mary's family had to pay $3 for the car. plus $2 for each person in the car. Write an expression that could be used to find the cost for any number of people. Let x represent the number of people in the car.

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2x+3 The two represents the two dollars a person and x is the number of people in the car. The three is the price for the car because they only have to pay once. Hope this helps!
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Answer:

3+2x or 2x+3

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