Question

Julio and Ashley went to the drive-in theater. They paid an entry fee for the car and individual entry fees for themselves. Their total cost can be modeled by the expression 2.5x+10 . Which of the following answer choices accurately interprets a part of the algebraic expression? (1 point)
Responses

The entry fee for the car was $10.00.
The entry fee for the car was $10.00.

The entry fee for the car was $2.50.
The entry fee for the car was $2.50.

The entry fee for the car was $12.50.
The entry fee for the car was $12.50.

Each individual entry fee was $10.00.

Answer 1

The expression \( 2.5x + 10 \) can be interpreted as follows:

- The \( 10 \) in the expression represents a fixed cost, which is the entry fee for the car.
- The \( 2.5x \) represents the individual entry fees for Julio and Ashley, where \( x \) represents the number of people.

Given this information, the correct interpretation is:

**The entry fee for the car was $10.00.**