Question

Arbara signed up for dance lessons at Dance Unlimited. She was charged $55 per month for lessons and a one-time recital fee of $165. The equation represents the $495 total cost that Barbara paid to Dance Unlimited. 495 = 165 + 55m How many months, m, did Barbara receive dance lessons from Dance Unlimited?

Answer 1

Given:

Per month fee = $55

One-time recital fee = $165

The equation represents the $495 total cost that Barbara paid to Dance Unlimited.

`495=165+55m`

To find:

We need to find the number of month Barbara receive dance lessons from Dance Unlimited.

Solution:

We have,

`495=165+55m`

Here, m is number of months. We need to isolate m.

Subtract 165 from both sides.

`495-165=55m`

`330=55m`

Divide both sides by 55.

`(330)/(55)=m`

`6=m`

The value of m is 6. So, the required number of month Barbara receive dance lessons from Dance Unlimited is 6.