Jay went to an amusement park. The park charges an entrance fee of $10.50 and $4.50 for every ride. Jay spent $46.50 on entrance fees and rides. Which fuction can be used to find the number of rides he went on?

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Abbey Huffman

1 March, 02:33

Jay went to an amusement park. The park charges an entrance fee of $10.50 and $4.50 for every ride. Jay spent $46.50 on entrance fees and rides. Which fuction can be used to find the number of rides he went on?

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Steve Cherry · Answer 1

To figure out how many rides Jay went on at the amusement park, we can use the equation Total Cost = Entrance Fee + (Amount per ride x Number of rides), or 46.50=10.50 + (4.50*Rides). If we solve for the number of rides in this equation, we see that Jay went on a total of eight rides.