Apublic beach in florida charges non residents $8 per day for a fishing license and $2.50 per day for live bait. florida residents pay an anual fee of $114 plus $1 per day for live bait. how many days must both a resident and a non resident use the beach in one year so that both pay the same amount? show all work.

For a non-resident:

For a resident:

We want to know the number of days such that the two costs are equal ie

To do this set the two costs equal to each other:

And solve for d:

The costs will be equal when a resident and a non-resident each use the beach for 12 days.

x is greater than 5

step-by-step explanation:

2x+7 is greater than 17

    -7                           -7

2x is greater than 10

divide by 2 each side

x is greater than 5