Andrew and Ryan spend a total of $44 at a state fair. There is an entrance fee of x dollars per person, and each ride costs $3.50. If they went on the same number of rides, which equation correctly represents this relationship, where n is the number of rides?

example 2 – simplify: step 1: completely factor both the numerators and denominators of all fractions. step 2: change the division sign to a multiplication sign and flip (or reciprocate) the fraction after the division sign; essential you need to multiply by the reciprocal. step 3 : cancel or reduce the fractions.