SOLUTION: Admission to a certain amusement park is either $6 plus 25 cents per ride or $4 plus 50 cents per ride. At what number of rides is the cost the same?
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Question 967918: Admission to a certain amusement park is either $6 plus 25 cents per ride or $4 plus 50 cents per ride. At what number of rides is the cost the same?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6+0.25x=4+0.50x
0.25x-0.50x=4-6
-0.25x=-2
x=-2/-0.25
x=8
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6+0.25*8=4+0.50*8
8=8
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