Question

A ski club with 28 members went on a ski trip. Some members rented skis and the rest rented snowboards. If skis rent for $16.00 a day and snowboards rent for $19.00 a day, and the club spent $478.00 in rentals, how many ski club members rented skis?
Choose one answer.
a. 28
b. 10
c. 18
d. 14

Answer 1

Solve for x:\[16x+19(28-x)=478\]

Answer 2

x members rent skis. Given that, 28-x members rent snowboards. The cost of the skis plus the cost of the snowboards equals the amount spent. Solve for x to find the number of skis rented.

Answer 3

x=18?

Answer 4

Is that what you got?

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

its wrong isnt it

Answer 7

Stand by, I'll do the arithmetic....

Answer 8

ohk

Answer 9

Yeah, I get 18, also.

Answer 10

Good job.

Answer 11

ohk great!