Ms.smith has $660 to spend on parking and admission to the zoo.The parking will cost $10,and admission tickets will cost $10 per person, including tax.Write and solve an equation that can be used to determine the number of people that she can bring to the zoo,including herself.
Assuming they all travel in one vehicle (a bus?):
10 + 10x = 660
Solve for x.
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To solve this problem, you can set up an equation that represents the total cost for parking and admission.
Let's say x represents the number of people that Ms. Smith can bring to the zoo, including herself.
The cost for parking is a fixed amount of $10.
The cost for admission tickets for each person is $10, including tax.
So, the equation can be written as:
10 + 10x = 660
Here, 10 represents the cost of parking, and 10x represents the total cost for admission tickets for x number of people.
To solve this equation for x, you need to isolate the variable x on one side of the equation. You can do this by simplifying the equation:
10 + 10x = 660
First, subtract 10 from both sides of the equation:
10x = 650
Next, divide both sides of the equation by 10:
x = 65
So, Ms. Smith can bring 65 people, including herself, to the zoo with $660 to spend on parking and admission.