A state park charges an entrance fee based on the number of people in a vehicle. A car containing 2 people is charged $14, a car containing 4 people is charged $20, and a van containing 8 people is charged $32.What rule do you think the state park uses to decide the entrance fee for a vehicle?

I think they charge a flat rate of $8 for a vehicle and $3 per person on top of that.

Step-by-step explanation:

There could be a multitude of rules, but let's try to find a simple one.

I would start by assuming that the park charges a fee for a vehicle and then for each person. Let's name those:

a - flat fee for a vehicle

b - fee per person

then a car with x people in it would be charged

a + bx

Let's see if the fees fit this assumption:

for x = 2

a + b*2 = $14

for x = 4

a + b*4 = $20

for x = 8

a + b*8 = $32

If so, we can subtract the second equation from the first and get

a + b*4 - a - b*2 = $20 - $14

b*2 = $6

b = 3$

a + b*2 = $14

a + $3*2 = a + $6 = $14

a = $8

so the first 2 equations gave us a = $8 and b = $3.

Let's see if these values fit the 3rd equation

a + b*8 = $32

$8 + $3*8 = $32

$8 + $24 = $32

$32 = $32

It fits!

That tells us that the rule is indeed very likely.

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