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  • 21-11-2016
  • Mathematics
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It costs $4 to enter a fair. each ride costs 2.50. You have $21.50. How many rides can you go on?

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boobea13
boobea13 boobea13
  • 21-11-2016
The answer is 7. Because $21.50-4=17.50 and then 17.50÷2.50=7
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JulieC246
JulieC246 JulieC246
  • 21-11-2016
The equation is $21.50 = 2.50x + 4
So the first step is subtracting 4 from both sides
So you are left with $17.50 = 2.50x
Then divide both sides by 2.50
So you get 7 = x

So you can go on 7 rides
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