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Answer 1

Peter paid p dollars for v visits to the swimming pool last summer. If each visit cost $4, which equation represents the total amount he paid for swimming pool visits?

Answer 2

@mathmate

Answer 3

What would be the answer if Peter made 5 visits?

Answer 4

$20 @mathmate

Answer 5

Good!
How did you find $20?

Answer 6

@mathstudent55 peter went 5 times and each time is $4 or a easier way 4 x 5= 20

Answer 7

@mathmate *

Answer 8

Absolutely true!
If, instead of going 5 times, he went v times, how much would it cost him?

Answer 9

well you dont know how many visits he did so you dont know @mathmate

Answer 10

@mathmate do you need the answer choices?

Answer 11

The answer is to replace 5 visits what you don't know by the symbol v.
The day we know what v is, we know how much he paid.
Can you try to get the answer? It will not be a simple number.

Answer 12

p = v + 4

v = 4p

v = p + 4

p = 4v

Answer 13

Remember, instead of $4*5, it will be $4 times the number of visits, represented by the symbol v.
You should also be able to find it on the list of choices.

Answer 14

@mathmate ^ choices above

Answer 15

Using
" instead of $4*5, it will be $4 times the number of visits, represented by the symbol v."
do you find a suitable choice?

Answer 16

@mathate I think its b

Answer 17

@mathmate

Answer 18

b says 4p, but you already know that p=16$, so 4p becomes 16$ whatever the number of visits "v". So it does not sound reasonable, does it?

Answer 19

my other choice was d. @mathmate

Answer 20

Did you replace 5 visits by "v" visits?

Answer 21

@mathmate yes and It sound and looks right

Answer 22

So what is your choice?

Answer 23

@mathmate d.

Answer 24

Yep, you got the answer!

Answer 25

@mathmate yay ty so much you awesome

Answer 26

you're welcome!