Question

The county fair charges $1.25 per ticket for the rides. Spencer bought 17 tickets for the rides and spent a total of $30.75 at the fair. Spencer 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.
Define your variables.
Write a linear equation that can be used to determine the cost for anyone who only pays for ride tickets and fair admission.
Explain your answer to Part 1b

Answer 1

Answer:

y = 17x + 9.5

Step-by-step explanation:

17 * 1.25 = 21.25    therefore 30.75 - 21.25 = 9.5  = $9.50 admission   therefore y = 17x + 9.5