The cost to ride the ferry is$ 5.00 per vehicle and driver with an additional cost of 50 cents per passenger.?

Question

If the charge to get on the ferry is $6.50, how many people were in the vehicle?

Please Explain how u got answer

Answer 1

4....because it is 50 cents per additional person beyond the driver.

Answer 2

It is 3 passengers and the driver.Total of 4 people. The driver is included in the $5.00 fare.(vehicle and driver) then .50 for ea additional passenger .50x3=1.50 $5.00+$1.50=$6.50

Answer 3

Let x = the number of people in the vehicle.
Then we have the equation:
$6.50 = $5.00 + $0.50(x - 1)
Solve for x. Start by subtracting five dollars from both sides:
$1.50 = $0.50(x -1)
Divide both sides by fifty cents:
3 = x - 1
Add one to both sides:
4 = x
There were four people in the vehicle, including the driver.

Answer 4

maat is correct.
Another way to think about it is that since the $5.00 includes one person, a vehicle by itself would be 4.50, in theory.
This means that for a 6.50 fare, 2.00 was for people. So that means 4 people.

Answer 5

4 the driver, and 3 passengers

Answer 6

eh.. i think the ans might to 3 passenger..
because 1 vehicle = $5
$6.50 - $5 = $1.50
1 passenger = $0.50
therefore $0.50 x 3 = $1.50

Answer 7

okay first you have

to find the cost..

5+x=6.50
5-5+x=6.50-5
x=1.50

then $.50 per person-driver
.5x=1.5
.5x/.5=1.5/.5
x=3

3 people plus 1 driver=4 total passengers

4 people in total

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Answer 8

persons = ((6.50 - 5)/0.5) + 1 (driver)
= 3 + 1 = 4

Answer 9

3 people

If you set up the equation 5 + 0.5x = 6.50, where x is the number of people., then solve for x.

Answer 10

i say there is 3 passengers not including who is running the ferry...but that is not to bad.. i have always wanted to go across the ferry....