A fair charges an admission price of $12.95, and ride tickets cost $2.75 each. (a) Create a model for this situation. (Recall that you should define the independent and dependent variables and their units, as well as provide an equation.) (b) How much will someone spend in total at the fair if he goes on seven rides?

A fair charges an admission price of $12.95, and ride tickets cost $2.75 each. (a) Create a model for this situation. (Recall that you should define the independent and dependent variables and their units, as well as provide an equation.) (b) How much will someone spend in total at the fair if he goes on seven rides?

Trigonometry (MindTap Course List)

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337278461

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

ChapterP: Prerequisites

SectionP.4: Linear Equations In Two Variables

Problem 7ECP

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