Question

A group of five friends goes to the state fair. each friend pays the entrance fee and buys one booklet of ride tickets and a meal ticket. the entrance fee is d dollars. a booklet of ride tickets cost 2.5 times the entrance fee. a meal ticket costs $4 less than the entrance fee. the expression 5d + 5(2.5d) + 5(d-4) represents the amount the friends pay all together in dollars. which part of the expression represents the total amount the friends pay for meal tickets?

a. d-4
b. 5(2.5d)
c. 2.5d
d. 5(d-4)

Answer 1

d. 5(d - 4)

Explanation:

the entrance fee is d dollars

a booklet of ride tickets cost 2.5 times the entrance fee = 2.5d

a meal ticket costs $4 less than the entrance fee = d - 4

One meal ticket costs d - 4.

Five meal tickets cost 5(d - 4).

Answer: d. 5(d - 4)