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A water park charges $5 for entry into the park and an additional $2 for each of the big water slides. Steven spent $17 on his visit to the water park. Which equation can be used to find the number of big water slides, x, that Steven went on? (1 point)

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Answer:

Let X= Additional Amount

Equation= 5+2x=17

-5 -5

__________

2x=12

_______

2 2

X=6 is the answer, Hope that helped ya.

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User Alon Bar David
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Answer:

5+2x

Explanation:

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