Part A
Mrs. Steckler is taking 8 students to an amusement park. Mr. McGraw is taking 16 students to a water park. Each student will pay for admission to
the appropriate park and pay a ride fee. Admission to the amusement park is 3 times that of the water park's admission as shown in the table. The
total cost is the same for both groups of students.
Amusement Park
Water Park
Admission: $3x per
student
Admission: $x per
student
Ride Fee: $3.50
Which equation represents the problem?
Ride Fee: $5.75
A) 8(x+5.75)=16(3x+3.50)
OB) 8(x+3.50) = 16(3x+5.75)
O C) 8(3x+3.50) = 16(x+5.75)
0318/3-15751-16dx + 2 5m
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