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Complete the description of a real-world situation that could be modeled by the equation 30 +1.25x = 15

+25X.
A pet sitter charges a flat fee of $
sitter charges a flat fee of $15 plus $
two pet sitters the same?
plus $1.25 per hour to keep a dog during the day. A second pet
per hour. After (select)
Is the charge for the

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Answer:

The question is possibly mistyped. The response below explains why, but also answers the questions based on a imagined relationship, instead of the one given.

Explanation:

The equation 30 + 1.25x = 15 + 25X cannot be interpreted in the manner the questions are written. It is really only an expression, since there is no y in the equation, only x. We can, however, solve for x:

30+1.25x = 15 + 25x

30 - 15 = 25x - 1.25x

15 = 13.75x

x = (15/13.75)

x = 1.0909

There is no other information to discern what x represents. It could be light years to a particular comet, grams of a reagent, hours until the meat is cooked, or anything the imagination allows.

If, however, the equation were something like:

y = 1.25x + 15

we could answer the questions, as follows;

A pet sitter charges a flat fee of $15

sitter charges a flat fee of $15 plus $1.25/hr

The rest of the questions are not coherent.

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"two pet sitters the same?

plus $1.25 per hour to keep a dog during the day. A second pet

per hour. After (select)

Is the charge for the"

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