a child at the birthday party was given $5 to spend at the arcade on games and rides. Each game costs $.25 and each ride costs $.50. Write an inequality for the number of games and rides a child can enjoy for $5. What is the maximum number of games or rides each child can can enjoy? I really don't understand it.

1 answer

R = 2G

.25G + .50R = 5.00

Substitute 2G for R in the second equation and solve for G. Insert that value into the first equation to solve for R. Check by putting both values into the second equation.