SOLUTION: An ice skating rink charges $4.75 for admission and skate rental. If you bring your own skates, the admission is only $3.25. But, you must buy a pair of ice skates for $45. Write

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Question 1191916: An ice skating rink charges $4.75 for admission and skate rental. If you bring your own skates, the admission is only $3.25. But, you must buy a pair of ice skates for $45. Write and solve an equation to find the number of times you must go skating for the cost to be the same for renting skates and buying skates.
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An ice skating rink charges $4.75 for admission and skate rental.
If you bring your own skates, the admission is only $3.25.
But, you must buy a pair of ice skates for $45.
Write and solve an equation to find the number of times you must go skating
for the cost to be the same for renting skates and buying skates.
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The equation is

    45 + 3.25n = 4.75n,


where n is the number of times visiting.


From the equation,  n = 45%2F%284.75+-+3.25%29 = 45%2F1.50 = 30.


ANSWER.  Number of times visiting is 30.

Solved.