Walter buys a bus pass for $30. every time he rides the bus, money is deducted from the value of the pass. he rode 12 times and $24 was deducted from the value of the past. how much does each bus ride cost?

Hey there!

When answering word problems, be careful of the information you don't need. In this case, it's not important to know that the bus pass was originally worth $30. We only need to know how many rides he took and how much he paid for all of those rides total. 

If he rode 12 times and the total cost was $24, that means that you could divide 24 by 12 to get the amount per ride:

$24 ÷ 12 = $2

Each ride cost $2 each. $2 will be your answer. 

Hope this helped you out! :-)