Question

Lacy went to the fair. She paid $5 for the entrance fee. Each ride ticket cost $0.25. Lacy spent $12.50 at the fair. Which equation can be used to find how many ride tickets Lacey bought?

$0.25r + $5 = $12.50
$0.25r + $5r = $12.50
5r + $0.25 = $12.50
$0.25r - $5 = $12.50

Answer 1

$0.25r+$5=12.50 this is because you will have to subtract 5from both sides and then divide the sum( which is $7.50) by $0.25. So lacy purchased 30 tickets

Answer 2

$0.25r + $5 = $12.50

Explanation:

r represents the amount of rides Lacy went on during the day. If you do the problem in the correct order, you will get the answer

Step 1)

Subtract 5 from both sides

$0.25r + 5 (-5) = 12.50 (-5)

Step 2)

Divide by 0.25

0.25r (Divided by 0.25) = 7.50 (Divided by 0.25)

Step 3)

Answer

r = 30 rides