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A group of friends wants to go to the amusement park. They have no more than $155 to spend on parking and admission. Parking is $6.25 and tickets cost $20.50 per person, including tax. What is the maximum number of people who can go to the amusement park?

Answer: ______ People

User Jellobird
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Answer:

Explanation:

We set this up as an equation

20.50x + 6.25 = 155

the x will represent max ppl who can go to the amusement park

20.50 x = 148.75

now solve for x

x = 148.75/20.50

x = 7.25

im not sure that you have a quarter person go, so the amount of people it can fit max is 7 people

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