SOLUTION: Seth is thinking of buying a movie pass for $40. With the pass, movies cost Seth only $1.00 each. Write an equation where x is the number of movies Seth sees and y is the amount of

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Question 1056448: Seth is thinking of buying a movie pass for $40. With the pass, movies cost Seth only $1.00 each. Write an equation where x is the number of movies Seth sees and y is the amount of money it costs Seth. If Seth spent $54, how many movies did he see?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+y+=+1%2Ax+%2B+40+
+y+=+x+%2B+40+
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+54+=+x+%2B+40+
+x+=+14+
He saw 14 movies