a paintball court charges an initial entrance fee plus a fixed price per ball

Question:
Solution:
According to the given equation, the entrance fee is 5.50 and the fixed price per ball is 0.80n. Thus, the price for 10 balls, NOT INCLUDING the entrance fee (5.50), would be:
[tex]0.80\text{ n = 0.80 (10) = 8}[/tex]we can conclude that the correct answer is:
8.