Problema Solution

You ride an express bus from the center of town to your street. You have two payment options. Option A is to buy a monthly pass and pay $0.80 per ride. Option B is to pay $2.30 per ride. A monthly pass costs $30. After how many rides will the total costs of the two options be the same?

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Let 'x' represent the number of rides.

30 + 0.8x = 2.30x

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x = 20 rides

After 20 rides the total cost of the 2 options is the same.