Question

Drive-In movie theatres are outdoor movie venues where people park facing a large screen and watch a movie from their own car. Daisy's Drive-In charges $14.00 for a vehicle and an additional $4.00 per person in the car. Donald's Drive-In charges $26.00 for a vehicle and an additional $2.00 per person in the car. Write two equations that represent the 2 drive-in theatres. Daisy's Drive-In: ______________________________ Donald's Drive-In: ______________________________

Answer 1

Daisy's Drive-In: 14 + 4x per car

where x is the number of persons in the car.

Donald's Drive-In: 26 + 2x per car

where x is the number of persons in the car.

Explanation:

Let's call x the number of persons in the car.

Daisy's has an standard fee of 14 dollars per car and then adds 4 dollars per person in the car.

This could be represented as: 14 +4x per car where x is the number of persons in the car (for example, if there's 3 persons in the car, the fee would be 14 +4(3) = 14 + 12 = 26 dollars.

Doing the same but with Donald's drive in, we have that the initial fee is 26 dollars per car and then 2 dollars per person. Thus, the equation would be: 26 + 2x per car where x is the number of persons in the car. (so if there's 3 persons in the car, the fee would be 26 + 2(3) = 26 + 6 = 32 dollars)

Thus, the equations would be:

Daisy's Drive-In: 14 + 4x per car where x is the number of persons in the car.

Donald's Drive-In: 26 + 2x per car where x is the number of persons in the car.