Question

A college charged $2.00 to park a car in their garage and

additionally, $4.00 an hour for each hour parked. Tom paid
$20.00 to park there.
The equation to represent the situation, using x as a variable, is

Answer 1

4x + 2 = 20

Explanation:

4 times x (which represents the number of hours parked in the garage) plus 2 (for the $2.00 you have to pay for parking) equals 20.