Question

Julia and Kevin are playing games at the arcade. Julia started with $15, and the machine she is playing cost $.75 per game. Kevin started with $13, and his machine costs $.50 per game. After how many games will these two kids have the same amount of money remaining?

Set up an equation and solve.

Answer 1

15 - .75 n = 13 - .5 n

.25 n = 2

n = 8