Question

Jack and his friends buy 4 tickets to the show . They also each spend $2 on a drink. They spend $18 in all. Which equation matches the situation.

Answer 1

2x + 4 = 18

Explanation:

jack and his friends bought 4 tickets so number 4 is a constant.

each of them spends $2 on a drink

let x be the total number of friends

they collectively spend $18 in all

thus, the equation can be written as,

2x + 4 = 18

Answer 2

2(x + 4) = $18

Explanation:

Let Jack be x

Jack and his friends buy 4 tickets means,

x + 4

Each spend $2 on a drink means,

2 * (x + 4) = 2(x + 4)

Totally, they spend $18

The final equation :

2(x + 4) = $18