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Which situation can be represented by y = 10x?

John is y years old. This is 10 years older than his brother who is x years old.

Yope has y dollars. Her sister, Mai, has x dollars which is 10 less than Yope.

A bakery prepares y loaves of bread using 10 pounds of flour, with each loaf weighing x pounds.

A museum charges $10 per person for admission. The museum collects y dollars per x persons.

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Explanation:

It is the last one because 10x is 10 dollars per person, and we do not know how many people are getting admitted. The amount of money is Y because we still do not know how many people.

User David Planella
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I believe it’s D) A museum charges $10 per person for admission. The museum collects y dollars per x persons.
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