Question

The table below shows the fees to check bags on a certain airline.



If x represents the total number of bags a person checks and each person checks more than two bags, the equation below can be used to determine C, the total fee for all the bags.

20 + 25 + 50(x - 2) = C

Arianna paid a total of $145 to check all her bags on a flight. How many bags did she check in all?

Answer 1

substitute the C for 145, and solve for x, so you have

20 + 25 + 50(x-2) = 145

Answer 2

20+25+50x-100=145

Answer 3

good, now combine like terms

Answer 4

45-55=145

Answer 5

no, what you do is add the numbers so you have 20 + 25 = 45 -100 = -55
so you have

50x -55 = 145

Answer 6

now add 55 on both sides ?

Answer 7

4?

Answer 8

good job

Answer 9

Thank you. & could you go look at the other problem I just posted, I can not figure that one for nothing.

Answer 10

sure