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 t

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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 t

he 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

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lara [203] · Answer 1 · 2023-01-17T17:46:42+03:00

lara [203]2 years ago

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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