Question

Terri has $60 to spend at the carnivl. It will cost her $5 to enter the carnival and $1.25 per ride. Write an inequality that represents the number of possible rides, r, that terry can ride.

Answer 1

1.25r + 5 ≤ 60.

Explanation:

• Let's assume Terri can ride a maximum of "r" rides at the carnival.
• The cost of each ride is $1.25.
• Terri also needs to pay $5 for entry.
• The total cost of the rides can be calculated by multiplying the cost per ride ($1.25) by the number of rides (r),

1.25r.

• To represent Terri's total spending, we add the entry fee of $5 to the total cost of the rides:

1.25r + 5.

• Terri's budget is $60, so the total cost of the rides and the entry fee must be less than or equal to $60.
• Combining all these elements, we can write the inequality as:

1.25r + 5 ≤ 60.

This inequality ensures that the sum of the cost of rides and the entry fee does not exceed Terri's budget of $60.

Answer 2

5 + 1.25r ≤60

Explanation:

The total cost must be less than or equal to 60 dollars.

The cost is 5 to enter plus 1.25 times the number of rides

5 + 1.25r ≤60