25. A youth club is taking a field trip to a community farm. 27 members attended the trip. The total cost for the club was $148.50. a. Write and solve an equation to determine the cost for each person.
Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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In order to find out how much it cost per person, we can create a simple ratio and then we can form the equation for it. Lets call x the cost per each person.
If for 27 members, the cost was $148.50,
Then for 1 member, the cost was $x.
Cross multiply to create the equation, 27 times x equal to 1 times 148.50.
27x=148.50
Divide both sides with 27.
27x/27 = 148.50/27
x=$5.5 per person