SOLUTION: An international food festival charges admission and for each sample of food. Admission and 4 samples of food cost $6.25. Admission and 7 samples of food cost $9.25. Write a linear

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Question 1065796: An international food festival charges admission and for each sample of food. Admission and 4 samples of food cost $6.25. Admission and 7 samples of food cost $9.25. Write a linear function rule to model the cost y for any number of samples x.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y, the cost







Elimination Method to continue,
Multiply first equation by 7 and second equation by 4;



-------Admission price

Price for a food item:
(Using substitution but could also continue with Elimination instead)



------One dollar per item


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