SOLUTION: Maria painted flowers on 10 plates and earned $50.Write and solve an equation to find out how much she earned for each plate.

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Question 689525: Maria painted flowers on 10 plates and earned $50.Write and solve an equation to find out how much she earned for each plate.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For each plate, she earned +50%2F10+=+5+
Let +x+ = the number of plates she painted
Let +y+ = amount she earned for painting +x+ number of plates
+y+=+5x+
If you plot this, here's what it looks like:
+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-2%2C+5%2C+-2%2C+30%2C+5x+%29+