Question

An amusement park reduced its admission price to $15.50 per day, but now charges $1.50 per ride. Mark has $26 to spend on admission and rides. Write and solve an equation to find how many rides Mark can ride in one day.

Answer 1

Equation (26.00-15.50) ÷1.50

Answer 7 rides

Solve $26 minus $15.50 equal $10.50 then divide 10.50 by 1.50 and you’ll get 7