A BMX race track charges a one-time membership fee and an entry fee per race. One racer paid a total of $76 after 3 races.  Another racer paid a total of $124 after 7 races.   a) Which variable is the independent variable? Which variable is the dependent variable?  Explain why in at least one complete sentence. b) What is the entry fee per race? c) Write an equation that gives the total cost paid by a racer as a function of the number of races entered. d) Find out the total cost a racer would have to pay for 10 races.

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  1. A BMX race track charges a one-time membership fee and an entry fee per race. One racer paid a total of $76 after 3 races.  Another racer paid a total of $124 after 7 races.

 

  1. a) Which variable is the independent variable? Which variable is the dependent variable?  Explain why in at least one complete sentence.
  2. b) What is the entry fee per race?
  3. c) Write an equation that gives the total cost paid by a racer as a function of the number of races entered.
  4. d) Find out the total cost a racer would have to pay for 10 races.

 

 

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