Question
Derrick and Maria 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 `4.5x+15`. Which of the following answer choices accurately interprets a part of the algebraic expression?
the entry fee for the car was 4.50
each indival entry fee was 15.00
each inivsaial entry fee was 4.50
the entry fee for the car was 19.50
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the entry fee for the car was 4.50
each indival entry fee was 15.00
each inivsaial entry fee was 4.50
the entry fee for the car was 19.50
..
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The expression \(4.5x + 15\) represents the total cost, where \(4.5x\) accounts for the individual entry fees and \(15\) is the entry fee for the car.
In this expression:
- \(4.5\) represents the individual entry fee for each person,
- \(x\) represents the number of individuals (Derrick and Maria, which in this case is 2), and
- \(15\) represents the entry fee for the car.
Based on the choices provided, the correct interpretation is:
**each individual entry fee was 4.50.**
In this expression:
- \(4.5\) represents the individual entry fee for each person,
- \(x\) represents the number of individuals (Derrick and Maria, which in this case is 2), and
- \(15\) represents the entry fee for the car.
Based on the choices provided, the correct interpretation is:
**each individual entry fee was 4.50.**