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Score for Question 1: ___ of 3 points) 1. Sara and some friends took skydiving lessons. The Skydome charges $85 per person for lessons. They also gave the Skydiving Instructor a tip of $20. (a) Define the unknown value and assign it a variable ANSWER fast 43 points write a (b) Write an expression to represent the amount of money that Sara and her friends could pay for their Skydiving adventure

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85y+20=t
Y= amount of people
T= total cost
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Answer:

Explanation:

85y+20

y= number of friends

to test this equation, lets say she goes with three friends -

85x3= 255

now, our equation is 255+20, which equals 275

hope this makes sense and helps :)

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