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While on vacation in Colorado, an extended

family consisting of x children and y adults visited a
y
historic gold mine. The tickets to visit the gold mine
cost c dollars for children and a dollars for adults.
What is the best interpretation of the following
equation in everyday language? c = a - 7

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Answer: The equation for a straight line is a linear equation. Since linear usually stands for anything straight or in a line, thus the equation for lines in the XY plane is referred to be a linear equation. For example, 2x+3y = 5 is a linear equation in two variables.

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