Question

Katie took a plane to visit her grandparents for the summer. at the airport, she paid to check 3 bags. since all of her bags were over the weight limit, she had to pay an additional $6 fee for each bag. katie paid a total of $102 to check her bags.

which equation can you use to find the amount of money, x, it costs to check a bag that's under the weight limit?

Answer 1

Answer:It costs $28 for a bag that is under the weight limit.

Explanation:

3(x+6) = 102

3x+ 18 = 1023x+18=102

3x = 843x=84

x = 28x=28

Answer 2

it costs $26 to check a bag that's under the weight limit

Explanation:

she had to pay an additional $6 fee for each of the 3 bags.($18 in total)

x= each bag

3x +18 = 102

3x=84

x=26