Problema Solution
At an amusement park, each premium ride costs $12 and each gold star ride is $8. Stan spends $96 on tickets and he gets 3 more premium rides than gold star rides.
How much does he spend on gold star rides?
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let
p = the number of premium rides
g = the number of gold star rides
Stan spends $96 on tickets
the money spent of premium rides is: 12p
the money spent on gold star rides is: 8g
the total money he spent is the sum of 12p and 8g and it equal to $96
12p + 8g = 96
he gets 3 more premium rides than gold star rides
p = g + 3
plug p = g + 3 into 12p + 8g = 96
12(g + 3) + 8g = 96
by solving we find
g = 3 gold rides
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the money spent on gold star rides is 8*3 = $24.