Chapter 8, Problem 2PSQ

To determine

How much money does the trip cost?

Answer to Problem 2PSQ

The total cost of the trip would be $218.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

You are saving money for a school trip. You have saved $156. This is $62 less than the trip costs.

Calculation:

Let x represent the total cost of the trip.

We have been given that we have already saved an amount of $156 for the trip and we still need $62.

We can represent this information in an equation as:

  $x-62=156$

Let us solve for x.

  $\begin{array}{l}x-62=156\\ x-62+62=156+62\left(\text{Adding 62 on both sides}\right)\\ x=218\end{array}$

Therefore, the total cost of the trip would be $218.