Paul bought a student discount card for the bus. the card allows him to buy daily bus passes for $1.50. after one month, paul bought 15 passes and spent a total of $29.50. how much did he spend on the student discount card? write an algebraic equation and solve it.

bus passes cost $1.50 each

15 passes plus discount card cost $29.50

the cost of the discount card

Use the given relation bewteen the costs.

... 15×$1.50 + (discount card) = $29.50 . . . given

... $22.50 + (discount card) = $29.50 . . . . simplify

... (discount card) = $7.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . subtract $22.50

Paul spent $7 on the discount card.

step-by-step explanation: