Question

At the Gwinnett county fair, each person pays $8.99 for admission (in order to get in) plus $2.50 for each ride. While at the fair, Elian goes on six rides. Which expresion could be used to find the total amount Elian spends?

Answer 1

Answer:

The expression is

$y=8.99+2.5x$

Step-by-step explanation:

Step one:

given data

cost per person for entry/admission= $8.99

cost per ride= $2.5

we are told that  Elian went on six rides

Step two:

let the number of rides be x

the linear function for the total cost at  the Gwinnett county fair for each person is

$y=8.99+2.5x$

for x=6

y=8.99+2.5(6)

y=8.99+15

y=23.99

The total amount Elian spends is $23.99