SOLUTION: 9. At the Beach, parking costs $3, plus $0.50 per passenger. a) Give the equation for this relation. b) What is the cost of parking a car with 5 passengers? c) Give an equation

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Question 5284: 9. At the Beach, parking costs $3, plus $0.50 per passenger.
a) Give the equation for this relation.
b) What is the cost of parking a car with 5 passengers?
c) Give an equation that can be used to calculate the number of passengers in a car, given the total cost.

Answer by CharStar(110) About Me  (Show Source):
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This seems easy. Hopefully, the following can be helpful.
a) 0.50x + $3.00 = n
b) $0.50(5) + $3.00 = $5.50
c)x = the number of passengers, $0.50 = per passenger fee, $3.00 = the cost of parking n= total
The equation = 0.50(x) + $3.00 = n