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3) In order to attend plays at the Ford Theater, Mr. Vajda pays a fee tobecome a member. In addition, he pays a set rate per play that he attends.After seeing 3 plays he has paid a total of $154.50, and after seeing 6 plays hehas paid a total of $300.50. Write a linear equation that gives the total cost, c,a member such as Mr. Vajda pays to see p plays?

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Givens.

• He paid $154.50 for 3 plays.

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• He paid $300.50 for 6 plays.

First, form coordinate pairs: (3, 154.50) and (6, 300.50).

Second, find the slope between the points.


\begin{gathered} m=(y_2-y_1)/(x_2-x_1)=(300.5-154.5)/(6-3) \\ m=(146)/(3) \end{gathered}

The slope is 146/3.

Then, we use the point-slope formula to find the equation.


\begin{gathered} y-y_1=m(x-x_1) \\ y-154.5=(146)/(3)(x-3) \\ y-154.5=(146)/(3)x-146 \\ y=(146)/(3)x-146+154.5 \\ y=(146)/(3)x+8.5 \end{gathered}

Therefore, the equation is


y=(146)/(3)x+8.5

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