Reasoning A store sells packages of comic books with a poster. A poster and 8 comics cost $14.75. A poster and 16 comics cost $22.75. Write a linear function rule that models the cost y of a package containing any number x of comic books. Suppose another store sells a similar package, modeled by a linear function rule with initial value $5.50. Use pencil and paper. Explain which store has the better deal.
The linear function rule is y=