Question

At the amusement park, each student is given $16 for food. this covers the cost of 2 meals plus $4 snacks. how much money does the school expect each student to spent per meal? which equation could be used to represent the situation? Possible answers are
4c - 2 = 16
2c + 4 = 16
4 - 2c = 16
4c - 16 = 2

Answer 1

Answer:

let price per meal be x.

2x+4=16

2x=12

x=6

therefore school is expecting $6per meal.

equation is 2x=12 or 2x-12=0.

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