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Veronica and 4 of her friends plan to visit their local water park over the summer. The cost of admission is a. Each ride costs r. They plan to divide the cost evenly between the 5 of them.

 

Write the expression that would represent how much each person should pay if they go on x number of rides.

 Dec 1, 2016
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4(r/5)

 Dec 1, 2016
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Veronica and 4 of her friends plan to visit their local water park over the summer. The cost of admission is a. Each ride costs r. They plan to divide the cost evenly between the 5 of them.

 

Write the expression that would represent how much each person should pay if they go on x number of rides.

The information given is ambiguous.

 

 

If they go on x rides EACH then

entry=5a

rides=5x

total = 5a+5xr = 5(a+xr)

individual cost = a+xr

 

If they go on x rides IN TOTAL then

entry =5a

rides=rx

total = 5a+xr

individual cost   \(\frac{5a+rx}{5}

 Dec 2, 2016
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Sorry the last sentence is suppose to read

 

individual cost  \( \frac{5a+rx}{5}\)

Melody  Dec 2, 2016

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