Problema Solution
There have been two proposals for ticket sales. The first proposes a base fee of $5 for entry into the park and $0.50 per ride. The second plan has no base fee, but charges $0.75 per ride.
After how many rides would the cost be equal?
Answer provided by our tutors
let 'x' represent the number of rides
proposal 1 cost:
0.05x + 5
proposal 2 cost:
0.75x
we want to solve for 'x' when the two costs are equal:
0.05x + 5 = 0.75x
5 = 0.70x
x = 5/0.70 = 7.14
the two costs are equal when rides are just over 7