SOLUTION: a family went to a baseball game. they parked the car in a parking lot which charged $5. the cost per ticket was $24. write an equation for the total cost of going to the baseball

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Question 949500: a family went to a baseball game. they parked the car in a parking lot which charged $5. the cost per ticket was $24. write an equation for the total cost of going to the baseball game, where y is the total cost and x is the total number of peopl. if the family spent $125, how many people went to the game?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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a family went to a baseball game. they parked the car in a parking lot which charged $5. the cost per ticket was $24.
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write an equation for the total cost of going to the baseball game, where y is the total cost and x is the total number of people.
c(x) = 5 + 24x where x is the number in the family.
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if the family spent $125, how many people went to the game?
Solve:
125 = 5 + 24x
120 = 24x
x = 5 (# in the family)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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ANSWER 1: EQUATION: y=$5.00+$24.00x
ANSWER 2: HOW MANY PEOPLE
y=$5+$24x Subtract $5 from each side.
y-$5=$24x Divide each side by $24.
(y-$5)/$24=x Plug in number
($125-$5)/$24=x
$120/$24=x
5=x ANSWER 2: For $125, five people attended the game.