SOLUTION: A one-day pass to an amusement park costs $40. A round-trip bus ticket to the park costs $5. Write two equivalent expressions to find the total cost of a one-day pass and a bus tic

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Question 1196837: A one-day pass to an amusement park costs $40. A round-trip bus ticket to the park costs $5. Write two equivalent expressions to find the total cost of a one-day pass and a bus ticket for 15 students.
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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40 * x + 5 * x
(40 + 5) * x
simplify the expression to get 45 * x
first expression treats day pass and round trip ticket separately.
40 is the cost of the one day pass, 5 is the cost of a round trip ticket.
second expression factors out the common value from each term.
third expression combines like terms.
not sure what grade you're in, but here's some references you might find useful.
https://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/factoring.html
https://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/like-terms.html