document.write( "Question 606516: The Johnson County Carnival costs $15 plus $0.50 per ride. The Jefferson County Carnival costs $10 plus $1.00 per ride. How many rides should you plan on riding to make the Johnson County Carnival less expensive than the Jefferson County Carnival? \n" ); document.write( "
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Let r be the number of rides \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The total cost for r rides =\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Johnson- C(j)= 15+0.5r
\n" ); document.write( "Jefferson= C(Je)=10+1r\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Johnson < Jefferson
\n" ); document.write( "C(j)\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "15+0.5r<10+1r\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "add -0.5r\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "15+0.5r-0.5r<10+1r-0.5r
\n" ); document.write( "15<10+0.5r
\n" ); document.write( "-10
\n" ); document.write( "15-10<0.5r
\n" ); document.write( "5<0.5r
\n" ); document.write( "/0.5
\n" ); document.write( "10\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so r > 10
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