Week 29 CMT Style Problem - 8th Grade

Amusement Park

After exams, Juanita and her friends went to the amusement park. They found that each could buy an admission ticket for $5 and then pay 25 cents per ride. Their other option was to buy an admission ticket for $2 and then pay 75 cents for each ride.

1. Sketch a graph of each option, using the horizontal axis to represent the number of rides.
   
   
2. Write a system of equations and solve to find the number of rides that would cost the same under either option.
   
   
3. Write a paragraph telling which would be the better deal and why.