Question

Lumar needed to pay $5 to enter an arcade. She needs to pay $0.30 for each game she plays.

a) write this in an algebraic expression

b) how many games did she play if she spends $44 at the arcade? Show how you can use algebra to solve.

c) Lumar can choose to buy a 2-hour pass for $30. How many games would she have to play in the 2 hours to make the pass worth her money?

Answer 1

x=game played

y=total amount spent

a) 5+0.3x=y

b) (44-5)/0.3=y

39/0.3=y

130=y

c) 30/0.3=100