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A drive-in theater costs $20 per car, plus an additional fee of $4 per person. The cost, C, of the movie when p people are in the car can be represented by this equation: C = 20 + 4p Solve the equation for p to show How many people were in the car when the movie costed C dollars.

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Answer:


P=(C)/(4) -5

Explanation:

Step one:

given

cost per drive= $20

additional fee per person= $4

let the number of persons be p

and the total cost be C

The total cost function is expressed as


C=20+4p

Step two:

Required:

We want to make P subject of the cost function

Take 20 to the other side we have

C-20=4p

divide through by 4

P=C-20/4

simplify

P=C/4-5


P=(C)/(4) -5

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