Question

Members of a gymnastics team are traveling to a tournament. They must pay $250 for a bus plus $40 per athlete to register for the tournament. What is the average total cost per athlete if 20 gymnasts attend? Do not include the dollar sign ($) in your answer.

Answer 1

1050 in total, 52.50 for each athlete

Explanation:

We can start by writing an equation with x as the number of athletes

250+40x= Total cost

Now we can substitute 20 for x

250+40(20)

250+800

1050

The total cost is 1050

If you need the amount that each athlete is paying individually, just divide it by 20

1050/20=52.50

52.50 for each athlete