A carnival is coming to your town. There are 2 options for you to choose from for admission and rides: Plan 1: Admission costs $5.00, and each ride costs $1.25. Plan 2: Admission costs $2.00, and each ride costs $2.00. Which plan is better if you want to ride 8 rides? Will it ever not matter which plan you choose?

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Fiona Blake

8 June, 10:13

A carnival is coming to your town. There are 2 options for you to choose from for admission and rides: Plan 1: Admission costs $5.00, and each ride costs $1.25. Plan 2: Admission costs $2.00, and each ride costs $2.00. Which plan is better if you want to ride 8 rides? Will it ever not matter which plan you choose?

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Ashlyn Kline · Answer 1

Plan 1 because y=1.25 (8) + 5 which would then equal 10+5=15 and plan 2 would be y=2 (8) + 2 which would then be 16+2=18. That's why plan 1 works better for 8 rides