Question

Melvin paid an entrance fee of Rs 5 plus an additional Rs 1.25 per game at a local arcade. Altogether, he spent Rs 26.25. Write and solve an equation to determine how many games Melvin played.

Answer 1

Explanation:

x = number of games played

c = total cost of game session

x = (c - 5)/1.25

we need to deduct the R 5 entrance fee from the total price (as this has to be paid, even if he did not pay a single game in there).

and for the remaining amount we check how often the price of 1 game fits into this renaming amount. and then we know the number of games he played.

in our specific situation c = 26.25

x = (26.25 - 5)/1.25 = 21.25/1.25 = 17

Melvin played 17 games.