SOLUTION: for a new customer, a video store charges $10 for a rental card plus $2 per movie. write and solve a linear equation to find out how many movies a new customer rents for $16.

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Question 904653: for a new customer, a video store charges $10 for a rental card plus $2 per movie. write and solve a linear equation to find out how many movies a new customer rents for $16.
Answer by Math_Boss(45) About Me  (Show Source):
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c=cost
m=movie
c=10+2m
if c=16
16=10+2m
16-10=2m
6=2m
m=3
Ans: 3 movies