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Horatio plays in a band at the French Market. He is paid for his time playing in the band. Horatio earns $25 for two hours of playing in the band, and $62.50 for playing in the band for 5 hours. ​Write an equation that shows this relationship​. ​Use ​x​ to represent the number of hours and ​y​ to represent the total pay.

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User Mandi
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  • 25$ for 2 hours

Rate per hour

  • 25/2=12.5$

Verify for second one

  • 62.5/5=12.5$

Hebce rate of chAnge is 12.5$

Equation is

  • y=12.5x
User Marc Bernstein
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Answer:

y=12.5x

Explanation:

Horatio plays in a band at the French Market. He is paid for his time playing in the-example-1
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