The total cost paid by the senior citizen for 3 days = $50
The function representing the total cost of the annual pass is:
f(x) = 20x + 80
A senior citizen pays $20 less than half of this price for x days
The total cost paid by the senior citizen = [tex]\frac{f(x)}{2} -20[/tex]
The total cost paid by the senior citizen =[tex]\frac{20x+80}{2} -20[/tex]
Simplify the resulting expression:
The total cost paid by the senior citizen =10x + 40 - 20
The total cost paid by the senior citizen = 10x + 20
x represents the number of days
Substitute x = 3 into the resulting equation
The total cost paid by the senior citizen for 3 days =10(3)+20
The total cost paid by the senior citizen for 3 days = $50
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