Question

A video game store allows customers to rent games for $4.75 each. Customers can also buy a membership for $54 annually, and video games would only cost $2.50 each. Write and solve an equation to find the number of video games a customer would have to rent in a year in order for the two options to be equal?

Answer 1

54+2.50x=4.75x

x=24 video games

Explanation:

54+2.50x=4.75x

54=2.25x

x=24

Check answer:

54+2.5(24)=2.25(24)

114=114