The county fair charges $1.25 per ticket for the rides. Jermaine bought 25 tickets for the rides and spent a total of $43.75 at
the fair. Jermaine spent his money only on ride tickets and fair admission. The price of the fair admission is the same for everyone. Use y to represent the total cost and x to represent the number of ride tickets. (a) Define your variables.
(b) Write a linear equation that can be used to determine the cost for anyone who only pays for ride
tickets and fair admission.
(c) Explain your answer to Part 1b.
