quadratic equation for?

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$100 skiing ticket, $2 off for every person that I bring over 20 people. Ex: 24 people = $8 off. My entire group spent $2442.
What is the equation???

2007-04-26 09:10:15 · 3 answers · asked by needanswers.. 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

Let x be the number of people in total.
Then the cost of the tickets in $ is:
100x - 2(x - 20) = 2442.

2007-04-26 09:17:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

I'm not sure this is right as I've been out of school a while but try this... 100n - 2(n-20) = 2442

2007-04-26 09:22:44 · answer #2 · answered by admtraz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The equation for what?

2007-04-26 09:13:54 · answer #3 · answered by bruinfan 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋