To rent a ball field for a game costs a $300 basic fee plus a $2 fee per person. If X persons attend the game which equation can be used to find T the total cost of renting the field......
T= 2x+300
T= 300x +2
T= (300+2)x
T= 300 +2 OVER x
T= (300)(2x)
2007-08-31 05:41:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Your first one is right....T=2x+300
Reason is because $300 is a basic fee. SO no matter how many people attend, that basic rate of $300 does not change so you will have to add it in the equation.
$2 fee per person is multiplied to the variable x because x is the number of people that come, but you don't know how many people because the problem just gave you "x"
As an example.......if 5 people attended.....
T=2(5) + 300
T=10 + 300
T= 310
The total cost to rent the field for those 5 people is $310
2007-08-31 05:52:33 · answer #1 · answered by Josh2683 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
Based on the data in your question, we can get the information that the fee of $2 depends on the number of the person, so that:
If there is 1 person, the fee is $2,
If there are 2 persons, the fee is $2 * 2 = $4
If there are 3 persons, the fee is $2 * 3 = $6
If there are 12 persons, the fee is $2 * 12 = $24
If there are X persons, the fee is $2 * X = $2X
While, the fee of $300 can be considered as a Fixed cost.
Therefore, the answer to your question is:
T = 300 + 2x
or
T = 2x + 300 (A)
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Answer: T = 2x + 300 (A)
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Hope this helps.
Kind regard,
Ryonn
2007-08-31 12:45:23 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Math Contributor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
T=2X+300
2007-08-31 12:46:32 · answer #3 · answered by Bebe G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first equation is correct for what you stated.
T= 2x+300
2007-08-31 12:48:25 · answer #4 · answered by 037 G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the last answer.. i think
2007-08-31 12:49:46 · answer #5 · answered by Michelle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋